[drt1]

"The current legal theory is, well, pretty much that. Pay the tax when you get your shipment of cigarettes, since that is when the tax is owed.

If this is true why limit it to cigarettes. Under Bloomberg's theory ANYTHING ordered on the Internet and delivered to his taxing jurisdiction should be subject to Sales Tax. Don't think that will fly very far.

[Jaysun]

If this is true why limit it to cigarettes. Under Bloomberg's theory ANYTHING ordered on the Internet and delivered to his taxing jurisdiction should be subject to Sales Tax. Don't think that will fly very far.

That's my thought exactly. He'd have to raise taxes again to pay for the skyscraper full of collection letter writers.

[patton]

But what you describe is already the law, in almost every state.

Where have you been?