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Ban On Internet Sales Tax Ends Saturday

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the salivating-pigs dept.

donnyspi writes "As reported in the Rocky Mountain News, among other places, the 5 year ban on collecting sales tax on purchases over the internet is scheduled to end Saturday. 'The original moratorium was established in 1998, renewed in 2001 and is set to expire Saturday. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in September that would expand the ban and make it permanent. Similar legislation hasn't yet been voted on in the Senate.'

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  1. Don't Worry,..Government is slow by melangeboi · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Luckily city and state governments don't normally read /. nor do they ever catch onto new trends. So I dont think we have to worry about massive sales taxes on the Internet starting at 12:01 Saturday.

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  2. As always... by akpoff · · Score: 0, Redundant

    buying^h^h^h^h donating to a politician at any level is exempt from sales tax.