[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
Varies by State.. I will suggest that you do some reading, googleing, start with Wikipedia.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Tax_Freedom_Act and also consult your state's tax site / office etc. for more specific details. Regards. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Cameron Crum
I think there are only two states that were grandfathered under that act. Texas is one of them and I think, OH. On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Faisal Imtiaz fai...@snappytelecom.net wrote: Varies by State.. I will suggest that you do some reading, googleing, start with Wikipedia..

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
Ten states (which were grandfathered under the Internet Tax Freedom Acthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Tax_Freedom_Act as part of a political compromise) are allowed to provide for some manner of taxation on ISP charges. The ten states are Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota,

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
My sincere apologies, Josh, for calling you out on this... What you have stated below is quite wrong I am sorry for being so blunt.. WISP's are not selling 'a service', at least not per State and Federal Law definitions. Sales Taxes and Communication (services) Taxes, two different

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Matt Hoppes
Say what? Here in PA services are not taxed. Sent from my iPad On Jun 3, 2014, at 7:53 PM, Faisal Imtiaz fai...@snappytelecom.net wrote: My sincere apologies, Josh, for calling you out on this... What you have stated below is quite wrong I am sorry for being so blunt..

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Josh Reynolds
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 intrastate, so we don't pay into

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Josh Reynolds
Even rent of buildings in Alaska has a tax. Say you rent a building. You have no ownership, it's not a sale, but under Alaska law it's taxed. *Josh Reynolds* Chief Information Officer SPITwSPOTS j...@spitwspots.com | www.spitwspots.com On 06/03/2014 04:50 PM, Matt Hoppes wrote: Say what?

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
No, but we have borough and city taxes. (Think of a borough as a huge county, the size of a state.) *Josh Reynolds* Chief Information Officer SPITwSPOTS j...@spitwspots.com | www.spitwspots.com On 06/03/2014 05:26 PM, James Howard wrote: But you don't have state income tax!

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Matt Hoppes
You need to move. :) On Jun 3, 2014, at 9:22 PM, Josh Reynolds j...@spitwspots.com wrote: Even rent of buildings in Alaska has a tax. Say you rent a building. You have no ownership, it's not a sale, but under Alaska law it's taxed. Josh Reynolds Chief Information Officer SPITwSPOTS

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Josh Reynolds
... but I just got here! :) Somebody tried to get me to move to PA not long ago... *Josh Reynolds* Chief Information Officer SPITwSPOTS j...@spitwspots.com | www.spitwspots.com On 06/03/2014 05:32 PM, Matt Hoppes wrote: You need to move. :) On Jun 3, 2014, at 9:22 PM, Josh Reynolds

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
Yes, please do forward it . I believe you are confusing a few items together... Let me see if I can clarify:- 1. One needs to consult your State Taxing Authority, to determine what type of Taxes you should be COLLECTING on behalf of the State , and REMITTING to them, NO TWO STATES ARE

Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax

2014-06-03 Thread Josh Reynolds
We're going to pull our info from local and FCC-involved legal counsel, as well as the borough tax office (as stated before, Alaska does not collect state tax). We'll forward specific information (as a de-minimus provider), as applies to us here in Alaska, on the WISPA-AK list for reference.