Thread: Amazon cuts deal with California over Sales Tax Collection
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Old 09-10-2011, 06:15 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by vaughnmr View Post
I love comments like this. "the problem is overstated", all you need to do is "be appropriately staffed" and contact every state agengcy (50 the last I heard) and then find a way to convert the data into your own software. No big deal! Small business owners can rejoice!
National sales tax databases already exist.

Here's one service for less than $50/month, updated monthly: http://www.prosalestax.com/custom/cart/edit.asp?p=84448

It's not that onerous. It's just that Internet sales exploit a loophole in the law, which gives them a slight competitive advantage.
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