Posted on 10/30/2003 12:45:43 AM PST by WaterDragon
The House has passed the Internet Tax Moratorium extension, and the responsible Senate committee has passed it to the floor, but Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Maria Cantwell of Washington and two other senators are blocking the vote.
If the Senate doesn’t immediately hold a vote, on midnight, November 1st, the moratorium will automatically expire and Katy bar the tax man’s door!.....(SNIP)
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SS Why should it "be alive" at the expense of other tax payers?
Imagine all the states, counties, and localities with their own sales tax rate. Business will not only need to know what rate to charge for each taxing entity, they will have to keep up with the changes. They will also have to report and submit checks for each state. 50 checks at least quarterly. 200 checks a year, maybe more if they are required to submit monthly. Plus fill out all the paperwork complete with a breakdown of payment of sales tax by taxing entity.
SS. Many companies do this already. This is nothing new to any "brick and mortar" company that does business in different locations.
These out of state business have no presence in the state, and have no say / representation in the tasks they will be commanded to perform. A business based in a state can at least have a representative in the assembly and state senate to look out for them. An out of state business has nothing.
SS A business cannot vote for anyone. Only let their views can be expressed just as an internet company can. With the internet company not paying taxs or having to deal with all the regulations as a "brick and mortar" business does, why should the internet company have any say at all? An out of state business should stay out if they don't want to deal with the regulations.
For a small startup business, this is yet another stake in their hearts. Do you think a one or two person shop has the time to spend on compliance for the laws of 49 states they don't have operations in? No, they don't. And many of them can't afford to hire someone just to do the dirty work of 49 states that can't control their spending.
SS. I don't know why a start up should recieve any special treatment over a business that is struggling to comply now.
People wonder why jobs are moving overseas - it's things like this. "What's wrong with one more regulation or piece of paperwork to comply with?" It's killing businesses and killing jobs, that's what wrong with it.
SS. What is wrong is some people want special treatment!
If states want to collect taxes on out of state internet sales, just do what wisconsin does: Put a line on their state income tax form where taxpayers delcare their out of state purchase that are taxable. Then it's that states responsibility to process and enforce it. Not some other business 2000 miles away
SS. If a company is wanting to do business with a customer 2000 miles away they should look at all aspects of that transaction and follow all regulations. And it is real simple if they don't like it don't do it!
I have a business that has operations in seven different states. Why should a internet company not have to deal with the nighmare of crap I go through having to comply with all the different regulations? To me it is a fairness issue. And the internet companies have the upperhand. And now they are crying like litte children that they may have to do business in the real world!!!!!!!!
SS Why should it "be alive" at the expense of other tax payers?
Imagine all the states, counties, and localities with their own sales tax rate. Business will not only need to know what rate to charge for each taxing entity, they will have to keep up with the changes. They will also have to report and submit checks for each state. 50 checks at least quarterly. 200 checks a year, maybe more if they are required to submit monthly. Plus fill out all the paperwork complete with a breakdown of payment of sales tax by taxing entity.
SS. Many companies do this already. This is nothing new to any "brick and mortar" company that does business in different locations.
These out of state business have no presence in the state, and have no say / representation in the tasks they will be commanded to perform. A business based in a state can at least have a representative in the assembly and state senate to look out for them. An out of state business has nothing.
SS A business cannot vote for anyone. Only let their views can be expressed just as an internet company can. With the internet company not paying taxs or having to deal with all the regulations as a "brick and mortar" business does, why should the internet company have any say at all? An out of state business should stay out if they don't want to deal with the regulations.
For a small startup business, this is yet another stake in their hearts. Do you think a one or two person shop has the time to spend on compliance for the laws of 49 states they don't have operations in? No, they don't. And many of them can't afford to hire someone just to do the dirty work of 49 states that can't control their spending.
SS. I don't know why a start up should recieve any special treatment over a business that is struggling to comply now.
People wonder why jobs are moving overseas - it's things like this. "What's wrong with one more regulation or piece of paperwork to comply with?" It's killing businesses and killing jobs, that's what wrong with it.
SS. What is wrong is some people want special treatment!
If states want to collect taxes on out of state internet sales, just do what wisconsin does: Put a line on their state income tax form where taxpayers delcare their out of state purchase that are taxable. Then it's that states responsibility to process and enforce it. Not some other business 2000 miles away
SS. If a company is wanting to do business with a customer 2000 miles away they should look at all aspects of that transaction and follow all regulations. And it is real simple if they don't like it don't do it!
I have a business that has operations in seven different states. Why should a internet company not have to deal with the nighmare of crap I go through having to comply with all the different regulations? To me it is a fairness issue. And the internet companies have the upperhand. And now they are crying like litte children that they may have to do business in the real world!!!!!!!!
I found that out after the Senate trial of Clinton.
By midnight tomorrow, unless we convince them otherwise with emails, faxes and phone calls, the moratorium is dropped, and as Leonard says..."Katy bar the taxman's door" They're already seeing dollar signs.
the old saw: "people get the kind of government they deserve."
true enough, perhaps.
the problem is that I get the kind of government that THEY deserve!
ugh.
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