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Maybe states and localities need to put the onus on citizens. Legislate at the federal level for reporting sales to some central agency (similar to how employer
by delinka 9y ago
Maybe states and localities need to put the onus on citizens. Legislate at the federal level for reporting sales to some central agency (similar to how employers report salaries to the IRS; perhaps limiting the reports to categories of items and total amount per period [month, quarter, year, w/e]), states query the database and issue a report to each citizen to accompany their state income tax filings.
Add any unpaid sales & use amounts to the income tax bill.
- ghaff 9y ago>Maybe states and localities need to put the onus on citizens. They do. At least in most states buyers are supposed to pay use taxes on purchases. >some central agency Sorry, but that's an absolutely awful idea. I do NOT want all my purchases reported to some federal agency.
- pc86 9y agoDon't worry, surely the government will save us.
- c2h5oh 9y ago- Create a new class of business licence that is valid for entire country for sales outside of a brick and mortar store - online/phone/carrier pigeon. - Have sellers collect tax as if they had nexus in every state in US - it's horrible with thousands of different rates, but at least it's a solved problem. Removes Amazon advantage of shipping across state lines to avoid sales tax. - Have sellers file a single tax return with a per-state breakdown.