One step closer to a Taxable Internet

User Comments: 4

1. January 24, 2003 8:12 PM
   young&wild said:
   I have one question. There are no Good Service Tax in US for the sales of goods online?
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2. January 25, 2003 6:28 AM
   Unregistered said:
   These politicians need their fat tax a..es tarred and feathered. What scumbags!!! I hope somebody takes down all their names so we know who not to vote for. Real scummy thieves!!!!!!!!!!!!leper
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3. January 25, 2003 10:47 AM
   StormBringer said:
   In several states you already have to pay tax on online purchases. It is called a Consumer Use Tax. It is collected (or refunded) when you file your State Tax return. The way it works is that any purchase you make outside the state you live in must have equal tax paid as if it were purchased in the state. If say sales tax was 2% higher in the other state, you would be subject to a refund of that 2% but if it was 2% lower, you must pay the difference. This tax covers all purchases made outside the state whether mail order, online, or whatever the means. The exceptions are cars, and non-tangible purchases. I don't know how many states have this law, but I do know that Alabama does, and I remember people telling me other places had it as well.
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4. January 26, 2003 10:37 AM
   young&wild said:
   As far as i know here is Australia through my experience in purchasing my speakers online, the only tax applied was Good Service Tax(GST) slightly more than 20% if i m not mistaken.
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