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I hate the argument that it would be too hard on the merchant to post proper price tags, there are too many different taxes to account for and so on. Wait a mi

• lotsofpulp 3y ago
  I have never heard of that. The argument is usually if merchant A advertises prices excluding taxes, and merchant B advertises prices including taxes, then merchant B will risk losing out on some customers who go to merchant A because they think buying from merchant A will cost less. On the internet, taxes are based on shipping address, so there I think it would be impossible for a merchant to show tax inclusive price unless the buyer enters a shipping address first.
• FredPret 3y ago
  The POS figures it out because it likely has a subscription to a sales tax calculation service like Avalara. US sales taxes are frightfully complicated and change constantly, compliance is not optional, and ignorance is no excuse. Local/state politicians can raise or lower taxes on all sorts of products with conditions attached for fun / electability. www.accuratetax.com/blog/top-10-weirdest-sales-tax-laws/