No one "more poorly equipped" than the US?
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While I'm not espousing that the US is the holder of the One True Mantle of Holiness, I am saying that I'd much rather see it done here than in Iraq, India, Lybia, Iran, Pakistan, etc. Don't try and once again unfairly hold American politics against terrorist and militant nations and tell me they're the better choice.
As a lifelong resident of PA, and as a tax-paying computer technology business in the state of PA, I can hnestly say this guy either needs to hire an accountant, or become one. This is a mix up that should not have happened. Internet purchases are handled just like mail-order purchases. The vendor is only required to collect tax on purchases from customers in states where the business has a physical presence. If the customer is out of state, then the customer is required to pay the appropriate sales tax to their own state as part of their tax returns. Failure to do so can result in penalties and fines, as well as payment of back taxes.
That is what this gent was hit with, NOT an Intenet tax. Sales tax. He failed to note this in his post. I'm sure the auditor pointed that out when making his calculations on 6% of those purchases (6% is the PA sales tax rate).
The Internet Tax Moratorium prohibits federal taxes from being levied on anything Internet for now. It also tells states that they are not to levy taxes against the Internet per-say. But it doesn't stop them from making the access fee we all pay ($20 for modem users generally) for our Internet accounts taxable under sales tax laws. No state can create any NEW taxes pertaining to the Internet.
It's complex, but it can be boiled down quite nicely. Unfortuantely, this gent's situation can and will happen to folks in every state of the US. This is a sales tax situation on mail-order purchases. Some auditors are more lax on mail-order taxes than others. Unluckily, this guy pulled a hard case.
I found this out when I was 12 and had my eye exam results explained. I could read the bottom line of the eye chart without squinting. Turns out 20/20 is the average result for "perfect" vision. It is possible to see better than that naturally. My uncle had 20/15 vision, and I wound up with 20/10 vision. I can make out the leaves of a tree at 1000 yards. And the gent that remarked about better focus bringing better dark vision is right. I was recruited by my ophthalmologist for a study about human vision. It's all related. God gifted me with wonderful eyes, and I sit here staring at a computer screen every day... Ain't life a hoot?
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While I'm not espousing that the US is the holder of the One True Mantle of Holiness, I am saying that I'd much rather see it done here than in Iraq, India, Lybia, Iran, Pakistan, etc. Don't try and once again unfairly hold American politics against terrorist and militant nations and tell me they're the better choice.
As a lifelong resident of PA, and as a tax-paying computer technology business in the state of PA, I can hnestly say this guy either needs to hire an accountant, or become one. This is a mix up that should not have happened. Internet purchases are handled just like mail-order purchases. The vendor is only required to collect tax on purchases from customers in states where the business has a physical presence. If the customer is out of state, then the customer is required to pay the appropriate sales tax to their own state as part of their tax returns. Failure to do so can result in penalties and fines, as well as payment of back taxes.
That is what this gent was hit with, NOT an Intenet tax. Sales tax. He failed to note this in his post. I'm sure the auditor pointed that out when making his calculations on 6% of those purchases (6% is the PA sales tax rate).
The Internet Tax Moratorium prohibits federal taxes from being levied on anything Internet for now. It also tells states that they are not to levy taxes against the Internet per-say. But it doesn't stop them from making the access fee we all pay ($20 for modem users generally) for our Internet accounts taxable under sales tax laws. No state can create any NEW taxes pertaining to the Internet.
It's complex, but it can be boiled down quite nicely. Unfortuantely, this gent's situation can and will happen to folks in every state of the US. This is a sales tax situation on mail-order purchases. Some auditors are more lax on mail-order taxes than others. Unluckily, this guy pulled a hard case.
I found this out when I was 12 and had my eye exam results explained. I could read the bottom line of the eye chart without squinting. Turns out 20/20 is the average result for "perfect" vision. It is possible to see better than that naturally. My uncle had 20/15 vision, and I wound up with 20/10 vision. I can make out the leaves of a tree at 1000 yards. And the gent that remarked about better focus bringing better dark vision is right. I was recruited by my ophthalmologist for a study about human vision. It's all related. God gifted me with wonderful eyes, and I sit here staring at a computer screen every day... Ain't life a hoot?