Do we support the Internet Sales Tax?

by **Timminz** on Mon May 20, 2013 8:30 pm

Timminz wrote:It's not about where anyone lives. It's about where they acquire the product, otherwise known as where the sale takes place. Hence the name, sales tax.

by **thegreekdog** on Mon May 20, 2013 9:23 pm

Night Strike wrote:
thegreekdog wrote:It doesn't create an unlevel playing field. As I stated on the previous page, any company, regardless of whether it does so over the internet or via catalog, sells taxable product to a state in which such company is not based, it is subject to sales tax. So, if Bob's General Store (a local Pennsylvania retailer) sells product into New Jersey, it has to collect sales tax. Same as if it's Bobsgeneralstore.com.

Yes, the field is still unlevel. If there is a local business that does not sell products online, they only collect sales taxes based on the location of their store. If you want a fair playing field, they should collect taxes based on where the purchaser lives since that's the way internet transaction would be taxed.

Yes, that is precisely what is going to happen with sales that are delivered (at least that's my understanding).