I am reasonably sure this is only at the state level. Has anyone actually read it to verify is local is included somewhere? On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 4:23 PM, keith smith wrote: > > I assume form what I am reading that one will have to have a sales license > in each state and collect sales tax based on local and report that to the > state and give the money to the state. They state would then disburse the > money. > > I further assume the online retailer would be subject to audit by any one > of the taxing authorities. > > The audits could be worse than collecting and reporting the tax. > > About two weeks ago I wrote an article about online sales tax : > http://www.netcodeman.com/news/internet-retail-sales-tax-and-how-it-may-effect-the-online-retailer/ > > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --- On *Tue, 5/7/13, Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr. < > mailing-lists@phoenixinternet.net>* wrote: > > > From: Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr. > > Subject: Re: OT: Internet Sales Tax Passes the U.S. Senate > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 3:22 PM > > > Taxes are a pain. I believe it will probably be taxing only to the state > level, and not county and city. I do not know how this would work. Do you > have to register your tax id in every state? File paperwork in every state? > How do states know that you have made transactions within their borders? > This seems like it would be a logistical nightmare. I remember when I had > an operation in TX, that was a headache and a half. I cannot image > nationally. > > Gilbert > > On 5/7/2013 8:48 AM, keith smith wrote: > > > The U.S. Senate passed the Internet Sales Tax Bill. Jeff Flake's office > says he voted against it and John McCain's office said he voted FOR it. > > It is being reported there in some 9,600 taxing authorities in the U.S. > Add to that 560 or so Indian tribe taxing authorities. That is over 10,000 > taxing authorities. Yikes!! Any company with 1 million in sales will be > required to comply. I can tell you that a company that has 1 million in > sales is not a big company. That online retailer might consist of 2 or 3 > employees with some additional help from a number of consultants and > potentially a fulfillment center. > > From first hand experience, I would say this law, if passed by the U.S. > House, will cause a bunch of small online retailers to either go out of > business or reduce sales through raising prices or some other method. > > This may very well play out like ObamaCare where companies are reducing > the hours of their employees so they have less than 50 full-time > employees. In other words we will experience the unintended consequences > of these laws. > > These polices effect each of us. > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses from a forwarded message body before clicking Send.