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jbcohen · 10-20-2010, 10:22 AM

Yes, it is true that public schools are considered to be government and therefore do not pay taxes, however there is a but here. 1) Public schools are state government not federal and as such pay federal taxes not state taxes; 2) The school must prove to the merchant that they do not have to pay taxes, its not up to the merchant to police this, the school must provide a Tax ID number that proves that they are tax except (Amazon would then be required to verify that ID Number by loging onto IRS.gov which has a database of all of these numbers.) Private schools are not tax exempt in any way and need to pay the taxes.

10-20-2010, 10:22 AM	#33
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,033 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	Yes, it is true that public schools are considered to be government and therefore do not pay taxes, however there is a but here. 1) Public schools are state government not federal and as such pay federal taxes not state taxes; 2) The school must prove to the merchant that they do not have to pay taxes, its not up to the merchant to police this, the school must provide a Tax ID number that proves that they are tax except (Amazon would then be required to verify that ID Number by loging onto IRS.gov which has a database of all of these numbers.) Private schools are not tax exempt in any way and need to pay the taxes.