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Originally posted by a1abdj:
Good. It's about time. People are supposed to be paying it anyways as "use tax", but never do.

I haven't run into a site that doesn't charge sales tax for quite some time. I do pay use tax with my monthly sales tax retorts when necessary though.

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I do pay use tax with my monthly sales tax retorts when necessary though.

The state of Missouri audits small businesses on this. I was just at a restaurant the other day when the owner brought it up in conversation. She said her husband did all of the maintenance and usually purchased the supplies online. She said the fine was rather unpleasant.

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The only problem I have with internet sales or use taxes is that it feels like a jurisdiction is collecting taxes without providing any corresponding service. The state isn’t providing police or fire protection for the out of state warehouse, but wants all the taxes, while the local jurisdiction to the wharehouse must provide the local services.

The way it is now neither jurisdiction is getting the money to pay for services.

Taxed
Enough
Already

I'm glad some of you are happy about more taxes

Just more of my money that will be pissed away on government bullshit.

Even if it is for the small chirens businesses.

The prospect of a 'level playing field' for small business sounds all well and good, but does anyone here think the States will actually do something useful with this additional revenue?

I'm skeptical, very skeptical.

I believe most state governments have devolved into insatiable black holes of spending and borrowing. And I hate to keep feeding the Leviathan.

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Originally posted by a1abdj:
I don't care who collects it, so long as it is collected. That's the current problem. People buy online, believe it's "tax free", and don't pay the taxes owed.

Horseshit. Feel free to make up my end.

Yeah.

That's what I need.

More fucking taxes.

Fucking brilliant. Close all the loopholes. Suck every drop of blood out of me. Then you'll have lots more to spend on corrupt vote buying programs and socialist government. Lots more government. Financed by lots more tax revenue.

You guys who are in favor of this -- what the fuck is wrong with you?

I think some of you guys are not taking the time to read or understand what is going on here.

NO. NEW. TAXES.

There are no new taxes. There is no "paying more than you owe". ALL OF THESE TAXES ARE DUE, AND YOU'RE NOT PAYING THEM!

This has to do with who is collecting what you already owe.

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Horseshit. Feel free to make up my end.

Make up your end of what? YOU OWE THE TAX.

Here's the law in your state: https://www.ok.gov/tax/All_Taxes/Sales_&_Use_Tax/

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You guys who are in favor of this -- what the fuck is wrong with you?

Not paying sales tax on out of state purchases isn't a loophole. As I have tried to explain several times over, it is the law.

Using a loophole to reduce your tax liability is one thing. Flat our not filing your taxes is another, and that's exactly what those who aren't paying these taxes are doing.

Stop buying from Amazon. Amazon has its affiliate system, front ending smaller etailers all over the country. Someone ruled that where ever the have an affiliate they have a physical nexus, and therefore must collect sales tax for that state. So find a direct etailer that isn't in your state, and they won't collect sales tax.

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Originally posted by BamaJeepster:
I don't remember the last internet purchase I made where I DIDN'T pay state tax. Amazon started doing this years ago and most places followed suit.

It will be interesting how this goes down, I am a full time RVr with my home state SD. If I order an Item as a gift and I am currently in Texas, and I have it sent to My daughter in Florida what state tax will be paid? My home state, the state of a Texas, or Florida state tax?

Congress knows the about the issue, could authorize national collection of state sales taxes, and has chosen not to.

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Originally posted by a1abdj:

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But a state has no authority to force a retailer in another state collect sales tax for them, unless congress authorizes it (which congress hasn't.) This was pretty clearly settled.

I don't care who collects it, so long as it is collected. That's the current problem. People buy online, believe it's "tax free", and don't pay the taxes owed.

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It will be interesting how this goes down, I am a full time RVr with my home state SD. If I order an Item as a gift and I am currently in Texas, and I have it sent to My daughter in Florida what state tax will be paid? My home state, the state of a Texas, or Florida state tax?

I would think Texas. No different than if you went down the street to the store, bought it, and shipped it yourself.

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Congress knows the about the issue, could authorize national collection of state sales taxes, and has chosen not to.

And at the same time, states are aware of the issue and have passed laws requiring the payment of use tax. I believe there are only 4 or 5 states in the US that do not have sales/use tax. Everybody else is breaking the law when they don't pay it.

What's going to happen when the state AGs start getting sales lists for those in their states, checking their records, and mailing out nasty grams with large fines attached?

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Originally posted by ugeesta:
This will help the local shops too since the tax disadvantage would be gone. Something the retail industry has been screaming for.

They can scream all they want, but taxes are but a small part of why people buy on-line. They don't matter in my decisions one whit.

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Originally posted by a1abdj:

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It will be interesting how this goes down, I am a full time RVr with my home state SD. If I order an Item as a gift and I am currently in Texas, and I have it sent to My daughter in Florida what state tax will be paid? My home state, the state of a Texas, or Florida state tax?

I would think Texas. No different than if you went down the street to the store, bought it, and shipped it yourself.

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Congress knows the about the issue, could authorize national collection of state sales taxes, and has chosen not to.

And at the same time, states are aware of the issue and have passed laws requiring the payment of use tax. I believe there are only 4 or 5 states in the US that do not have sales/use tax. Everybody else is breaking the law when they don't pay it.

What's going to happen when the state AGs start getting sales lists for those in their states, checking their records, and mailing out nasty grams with large fines attached?

Why Texas the item I bought is not in Texas it’s let’s say Ohio. I am just in the State of Texas as I pass through traveling down the road using my hot spot.

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Why Texas the item I bought is not in Texas it’s let’s say Ohio. I am just in the State of Texas as I pass through traveling down the road using my hot spot.

You actually have a valid point. The reason use taxes are called use taxes is because the items being purchased are used within that state. In your case, the item isn't being used in your state. That said, if you physically went into a store in any of those states you would pay tax at the register regardless of where your gift was ultimately being used.

I always thought it would be easier to require all retailers to simply collect sales tax wherever they were located. But by making that the rule, you'll see these large companies setting up flimsy presences in non sales tax states to try to skirt the tax issue.

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Originally posted by a1abdj:

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Why Texas the item I bought is not in Texas it’s let’s say Ohio. I am just in the State of Texas as I pass through traveling down the road using my hot spot.

You actually have a valid point. The reason use taxes are called use taxes is because the items being purchased are used within that state. In your case, the item isn't being used in your state.

I always thought it would be easier to require all retailers to simply collect sales tax wherever they were located. But by making that the rule, you'll see these large companies setting up flimsy presences in non sales tax states to try to skirt the tax issue.

Like I said this could be interesting

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Originally posted by a1abdj:

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The only problem I have with internet sales or use taxes is that it feels like a jurisdiction is collecting taxes without providing any corresponding service. The state isn’t providing police or fire protection for the out of state warehouse, but wants all the taxes, while the local jurisdiction to the wharehouse must provide the local services.

The way it is now neither jurisdiction is getting the money to pay for services.

True, but that alone is independent of the justification for the tax. It's a different conversation altogether.

I'm just as opposed to paying in state sales tax.

They tax it when I get it and tax it when I spend it. Theft.

I can't believe how many people here dont understand it doesnt matter what SCOTUS says, they dont regulate taxes, so its a moot point. This means nothing, and will change nothing. Because I live in Ga, I do not have to pay ANY out of state tax when I am buying within my own state. Otherwise, I'm being taxed without my consent or being represented, since its not a native to my state tax. And somewhere IIRC there was a war fought over this. Not sure though.

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Originally posted by fatmanspencer:
I can't believe how many people here dont understand it doesnt matter what SCOTUS says, they dont regulate taxes, so its a moot point. This means nothing, and will change nothing. Because I live in Ga, I do not have to pay ANY out of state tax when I am buying within my own state. Otherwise, I'm being taxed without my consent or being represented, since its not a native to my state tax. And somewhere IIRC there was a war fought over this. Not sure though.

What are you talking about?

The issues at hand is whether or not a state such as Georgia can compel a company in another state to collect Georgia sales/use tax on sales made to Georgia residents such as youself. It's a tax already on the books of your state that you owe. It would be collected from Georgia residents and remitted to the government of Georgia no different than if you had made your purchase from a retailer in Georgia.

The crux of the problem is enforcement. There is no way to enforce use tax on out of state purchases. In Florida, for example, it isn't feasible to audit 22 million people.