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It is not hard to get the right rates. All you need to do is have a master file with all zip codes with the corresponding rate to charge. The difficult part is
by anonymous5133 8y ago
It is not hard to get the right rates. All you need to do is have a master file with all zip codes with the corresponding rate to charge. The difficult part is filing out the returns and dealing with potential audits.
- mgkimsal 8y agoZIP codes don't align with taxing authorities 100%. You also have different types of products that have different rates - no standard "master file with all the zip codes" is going to express all that other stuff. Yes, it is hard to 'get the right rates' 100% of the time.
- tzs 8y ago> It is not hard to get the right rates. All you need to do is have a master file with all zip codes with the corresponding rate to charge. If you are specifically talking about Colorado, you may be right. I'm not familiar with how Colorado does sales tax. In general, though, zip code is not sufficient. Even if use zip+4 it might not be sufficient. For example, in Washington, people who live in zip 98027-5444 on Renton Issaquah RD SE in the address range 9100-9199 pay 8.6% if their address is even, and 10% if their address is odd. A tax district boundary runs right down the middle of their road. See this comment from a few months ago explaining in detail how you find the sales tax on a sale in Washington: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16196591 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16196591