It isn't that hard, most large vendors already do this. Dell, for instance charges sales tax on every sale for every state in the US.
The moratorium on taxation that you speak of is in regards to taxing of internet connections. Product sales voer the internet have always been taxable. > -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 7:24 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Yet another attempt to f**k the consumer. US taxes online > media downloads > > So if someone buys the Ebook from England, they need to pay tax to the > united states? > Well screw that I'll just buy it in England. > > And , this means you need to setup multiple Sales Tax tables for every > different State in the US to sell music online? Complications. Cost to > provide the service goes up. Cost to setup a site goes up. Existing > vendors need to rework their software. > > Why not just say f*** the US and setup shop offshore? It's the Internet. > THis is already happening with gaming, where Developers are moving off > shore because of the litigous nature of the US market, and it will > probably start happening in other areas as well. > > Face it, the US is behind the technology curve of developed nations in > Europe and Asia when it comes to the Internet and mobile technology > adoption. Laws such as these, and restrictions such as these will only > serve to push it further behind. > > Past Administrations saw this and pushed for indefinite moratoriums on > internet taxation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:204351 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
