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I'm not sure why the article says this is so hard for retailers to figure out. They already round. When they apply 7% sales tax to a $1.99 purchase, what do th
by randyrand 11mo ago
I'm not sure why the article says this is so hard for retailers to figure out. They already round.
When they apply 7% sales tax to a $1.99 purchase, what do they charge you? $2.1293? Obviously not.
Just do whatever they already do.
- jeremyjh 11mo agoThe article mentions several practical and legal issues, and your comment does not address any of them. Also, "whatever they do" currently is rounding to two decimal places - that doesn't help us here. I'm not saying the software changes required are challenging, but I'm sure there are lots of POS systems that are not properly maintained anymore that will cause issues for a lot of smaller merchants.
- randyrand 11mo agoMy comment is meant to be high level. If you want a specific solution: 1. use a POS that supports rounding to the nearest 5 cents 2. ignore laws written assuming the penny is in production. they obviously need to be updated. judges are not idiots.
- jeremyjh 11mo agoAh - the "trust me bro" defense. How does that protect you from the legal costs of malicious prosecution? Even if you win it will cost you.
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- randyrand 11mo agoNo it's the "penny is no longer in production" defense. Look, if you own a business do whatever you want.
- xboxnolifes 11mo agoThe problem is that the rounding you are asking them to do is illegal in a few states.