Internet Sales Tax

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Originally Posted by cmitch

It'll never pass as it's written. It will take a national collector entity to get the tax money and distribute it to every city and state. A potential boondoggle. But, taxes on internet sales is representative of no government service. Businesses located physically in cities collect tax because it's a 'social' benefit. Taxes go for roads, police protection, schools, etc. The business gets the benefit of city services in exchange for collecting tax. Not so with internet sales. Where's the city and state services?

I'm not sure how you come to the conclusion that a "national collector entity" would need to be created to collect sale tax on these transactions.

I am in an industry that pays both sales and excise taxes in all states that it is required by law. That business involves the shipping of wine from California to consumers in other states. It is the winery's(internet retailer) responsibility to collect the appropriate sales tax and pay each state on a monthly/quarterly/yearly basis. Anyone who buys wine pays their states sales tax when ordered from a legitimate shippper.

Excise tax is an entirely different matter and the OP's post referred to a StogieGuy's article that was completely speculative regarding the payment of excise taxes. IF an excise tax was passed on out of state purchases those become the responsibility of the shipper not the consumer.