Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-04 Thread Chris Ruschmann
...@spitwspots.com *To: *wireless@wispa.org *Sent: *Tuesday, June 3, 2014 9:21:46 PM *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax I am going to forward this to both our FCC lawyer, and local lawyer, to get their opinions on this. We've been down this road several years ago I believe. I'll let everyone know

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-04 Thread Sam
Thank you to everyone for your thoughts about my question. If any of you are in Texas or New Mexico, are you currently collecting taxes from your customers? I'm reading online that the first $25 of service fees are exempt from taxes, meaning (if I'm understanding this correctly) that it you

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-04 Thread James Howard
@wispa.orgmailto:wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 9:21:46 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax I am going to forward this to both our FCC lawyer, and local lawyer, to get their opinions on this. We've been down this road several years ago I believe. I'll let everyone know the results

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-04 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net - Original Message - From: James Howard ja...@litewire.net To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2014 9:33:28 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax I read online that the Federal exemption is set to expire this fall

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-04 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net - Original Message - From: Sam w...@csilogan.com To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2014 7:52:34 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax Thank you to everyone for your thoughts about my question. If any

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-04 Thread Steve Barnes
Imtiaz Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 9:57 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax -- Under the grandfather clause included in the Internet Tax Freedom Act, Texas is currently collecting a tax on Internet access charges over $25.00 per month. Texas

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-04 Thread Cameron Crum
Sam, I know when we were a wisp here in TX, we collected taxes on everything over $25 and all of our TX customers do it this way. So yes, tax on the service plan is charged at the state+local rates (if any) on just the amount over $25. All other services/products are taxed on the full amount of

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-04 Thread Matt Hoppes
What if you sell the customer two bonded connections for $25 each? What happens then? Sent from my iPad On Jun 4, 2014, at 2:35 PM, Cameron Crum cc...@wispmon.com wrote: Sam, I know when we were a wisp here in TX, we collected taxes on everything over $25 and all of our TX customers

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-04 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
] Sales Tax What if you sell the customer two bonded connections for $25 each? What happens then? Sent from my iPad On Jun 4, 2014, at 2:35 PM, Cameron Crum cc...@wispmon.com wrote: Sam, I know when we were a wisp here in TX, we collected taxes on everything over $25 and all of our TX

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-04 Thread Matt Hoppes
...@snappytelecom.net From: Matt Hoppes mhop...@indigowireless.com To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2014 7:51:55 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax What if you sell the customer two bonded connections for $25 each? What happens then? Sent from my iPad On Jun 4, 2014

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-04 Thread Cameron Crum
wireless@wispa.org *Sent: *Wednesday, June 4, 2014 7:51:55 PM *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax What if you sell the customer two bonded connections for $25 each? What happens then? Sent from my iPad On Jun 4, 2014, at 2:35 PM, Cameron Crum cc...@wispmon.com wrote: Sam, I know when we were

[WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Sam
Is there currently a requirement for a WISP (pure WISP - no VOIP, etc) to charge taxes of any sort, sales or otherwise? Or does that vary by location or state? The last time I was a WISP (long ago in a county far, far away) we did not have to charge/collect taxes from our customers. Thanks,

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net - Original Message - From: Sam w...@csilogan.com To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 3:50:38 PM Subject: [WISPA] Sales Tax Is there currently a requirement

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Cameron Crum
...@snappytelecom.net - Original Message - From: Sam w...@csilogan.com To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 3:50:38 PM Subject: [WISPA] Sales Tax Is there currently a requirement for a WISP (pure WISP - no VOIP, etc) to charge taxes of any sort, sales or otherwise

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Adair Winter
we had a conversation with the state comptroller and he gave us all the skinny on what and how to charge taxes. he gave us a grid of like 6 things and depending on if it matched the grid depended on the tax or not. We are in Texas On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 2:50 PM, Sam w...@csilogan.com wrote: Is

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread James Howard
, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington Wisconsin From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Cameron Crum Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 5:12 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax I think there are only two states that were

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Josh Reynolds
You're selling a service. Sales tax in most areas. If your have transport across state lines from a transport provider or your bandwidth provider, you may be responsible for USF taxes in certain cases. *Josh Reynolds* Chief Information Officer SPITwSPOTS j...@spitwspots.com |

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 7:02:53 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax You're selling a service. Sales tax in most areas. If your have transport across state lines from a transport provider or your bandwidth provider, you may be responsible for USF taxes in certain cases. Josh Reynolds Chief

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Matt Hoppes
Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net From: Josh Reynolds j...@spitwspots.com To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 7:02:53 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax You're selling a service. Sales tax in most areas. If your have transport across state

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Josh Reynolds
:02:53 PM *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax You're selling a service. Sales tax in most areas. If your have transport across state lines from a transport provider or your bandwidth provider, you may be responsible for USF taxes in certain cases. *Josh Reynolds* Chief

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Josh Reynolds
*Sent: *Tuesday, June 3, 2014 7:02:53 PM *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax You're selling a service. Sales tax in most areas. If your have transport across state lines from a transport provider or your bandwidth provider, you may be responsible for USF taxes in certain cases

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread James Howard
But you don't have state income tax! From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Josh Reynolds Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 8:23 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax Even rent of buildings in Alaska has a tax. Say you rent a building

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Josh Reynolds
-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *Josh Reynolds *Sent:* Tuesday, June 3, 2014 8:23 PM *To:* wireless@wispa.org *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax Even rent of buildings in Alaska has a tax. Say you rent a building. You have no ownership, it's not a sale

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Matt Hoppes
Snappy Internet Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net From: Josh Reynolds j...@spitwspots.com To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 7:02:53 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Josh Reynolds
*To: *wireless@wispa.org mailto:wireless@wispa.org *Sent: *Tuesday, June 3, 2014 7:02:53 PM *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax You're selling a service. Sales tax in most areas. If your have transport across state lines from a transport provider or your bandwidth provider, you may

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax I am going to forward this to both our FCC lawyer, and local lawyer, to get their opinions on this. We've been down this road several years ago I believe. I'll let everyone know the results. For the records, we do not have interstate transport to us, just

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Josh Reynolds
, June 3, 2014 9:21:46 PM *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax I am going to forward this to both our FCC lawyer, and local lawyer, to get their opinions on this. We've been down this road several years ago I believe. I'll let everyone know the results. For the records, we do