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Amazon will be fine, yes. I'm more worried about the small retailer that sells $1m in goods and pockets $150k, who now needs to buy expensive tax calculation s
by nostromo 14y ago
Amazon will be fine, yes.
I'm more worried about the small retailer that sells $1m in goods and pockets $150k, who now needs to buy expensive tax calculation software and pay taxes in 50 states.
- dminor 14y agoAs a developer at such a retailer, all I can say is: ugh. I hope this dies or is vastly simplified in the house.
- streptomycin 14y agoIt will likely come bundled with the credit card software they're already paying for.
- mjn 14y agoIt's already a common feature of retail PoS software, at least. Retailers with many physical stores have to make sure different Safeway or Barnes&Noble stores charge the proper sales-tax rates for each location, and getting that right is often outsourced to the software provider.