Re: [time-nuts] S743 Marketplace Fariness Act

2013-04-24 Thread Chris Albertson
On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Tom Knox act...@hotmail.com wrote: The eBay emails appear real since it can also be accessed on my actual eBay site. I cannot imagine what a pain it would be to sell 20 items on eBay each to a buyer in a different state and be required to file the paperwork to

Re: [time-nuts] S743 Marketplace Fariness Act... and freq standard box

2013-04-24 Thread Peter Gottlieb
2013 16:04:58 -0400 Subject: Re: [time-nuts] S743 Marketplace Fariness Act The ebay message re this law is probably legit. In any case the congress IS considering such a law. In essence it forces all internet sellers to collect the sales tax due in the buyers state. If you live in a state

Re: [time-nuts] S743 Marketplace Fariness Act

2013-04-24 Thread DaveH
good for us. -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Chris Albertson Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 21:38 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] S743 Marketplace Fariness Act

Re: [time-nuts] S743 Marketplace Fariness Act... and freq standard box

2013-04-24 Thread J. Forster
Peter, I believe you are correct about the $1M per year trip point, but would remind you that this is a very slippery slope. When the Income Tax was originally enacted, very, very few were impacted. That is no longer so. The Alternative Minimum Tax was enacted to hit those who have saved and

Re: [time-nuts] S743 Marketplace Fariness Act

2013-04-24 Thread Robert Darlington
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 1:04 AM, DaveH i...@blackmountainforge.com wrote: If I walked into Parts Express's corporate headquarters in Ohio and purchased some stuff, I could show my WA State drivers license and be exempt from the Ohio sales tax. Why is this any different from an online

Re: [time-nuts] S743 Marketplace Fariness Act - the thing that wouldn't die.

2013-04-24 Thread Mike S
Can we admit that this is completely off-topic for this list, and move on to appropriate topics? ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions

Re: [time-nuts] S743 Marketplace Fariness Act

2013-04-23 Thread johncroos
The ebay message re this law is probably legit. In any case the congress IS considering such a law. In essence it forces all internet sellers to collect the sales tax due in the buyers state. If you live in a state with a law requiring that sales tax be paid on all out of state purchases

Re: [time-nuts] S743 Marketplace Fariness Act

2013-04-23 Thread Tom Knox
. Thomas Knox To: time-nuts@febo.com From: johncr...@aol.com Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:04:58 -0400 Subject: Re: [time-nuts] S743 Marketplace Fariness Act The ebay message re this law is probably legit. In any case the congress IS considering such a law. In essence it forces all internet

Re: [time-nuts] S743 Marketplace Fariness Act

2013-04-23 Thread Peter Gottlieb
I was involved in a business which was expecting that kind of thing. There are several third party firms already out there standing at the ready with such tax tables by address. It won't be a big deal to implement, should it come to that. I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with the tax, just

Re: [time-nuts] S743 Marketplace Fariness Act

2013-04-23 Thread lists
@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] S743 Marketplace Fariness Act The eBay emails appear real since it can also be accessed on my actual eBay site. I cannot imagine what a pain it would be to sell 20 items on eBay each to a buyer in a different state and be required to file the paperwork to pay taxes