I agree just like the new taxes in Virginia, I do not recall any assemble or notice regarding the taxes allowing the residents to address concerns.
It was a surprise to everyone. "Good Morning, welcome to 2008 and by the way there are some new taxes put forth..." -----Original Message----- From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:47 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: anyone else in maryland? im still amazed that this special session was able to raise our sales tax to 6%, i dont remember voting to allow that? i dont remember any sort of call to the public to allow this? and from what i read, there is some scrutiny over this, and some possible illegalities around it.. we will see. On 1/15/08, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's true, I have driven to Delaware and purchased a printer/copier > and did not pay Delaware sales tax or VA tax. > > It is based on where the business is located. But like Tony said, if you > buy a car in another state and register it in VA or some other state, > you will need to pay taxes to the state you are registering it in. > > Sucks but that is how it is --- Sorry Tony, re-used your quote :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:28 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: anyone else in maryland? > > gel, i dont know, > but i think like randy says... that its about where you do your > business. > > for instance, i live in maryland, yet, if i drive 5 minutes over the > maryland/delaware and buy a tv > i dont have to pay maryland sales tax. > > yet, if i buy a car, when i register it, i have to pay the sales tax > in maryland cause i have to tag it in maryland... weird, i know, but > its how it is. > > tw > > On Jan 15, 2008 9:07 AM, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So...let's say I start marketing services in Maryland. > > I get 100 companies. Now my business exists offshore, so I don't have > > to charge any tax at all. > > > > You're saying that those companies would need to add on this sales tax > > themselves to whatever I charge > > and then report that at tax time? > > > > So these taxes mean basically that once you are in a state , all your > > web development services are increased by 6%? > > > > On Jan 15, 2008 9:26 AM, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well the companies would only be obligated to pay the cost. Since > anyone > > > outside of the US or outside of the given state that charges the > taxes > > > would not have to pay it. > > > > > > Companies would still be obligated as they have been thus far to pay > > > their own corporate tax. > > > > > > However, this is only related to a few states right now. > > > > > > Maryland is one who is planning to enforce it starting July 1. Now > > > whether or not it is adopted into law we will wait and see. > > > > > > As for Virginia, new taxes have been put in place for Automotive > > > Services and home sales. At this time VA does not have a computer > > > services tax. > > > > > > I am no lawyer so check with your local CPA or Legal office for more > > > details about the laws they are applied to your state. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:250875 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
