Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!cbnewsl!2212msr From: 2212msr@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (max.s.robin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: MAIL ORDER IN IL is DEAD. Summary: sales tax out of state new jersey new york Message-ID: <1510@cbnewsl.ATT.COM> Date: 17 Aug 89 16:13:18 GMT References: <2495@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 19 In article <2495@cbnewsc.ATT.COM>, wolfordj@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (j.w.wolford) writes: > Our Gov. just signed into law that all mail order places must withhold > the 6 1/4% IL state tax. (Starts Jan 1, 90) > > How are all the mail-order companies keep up to date what the current > sales tax is in every state.... (Going to HAVE to use a compter now, > and buy updates (LOTS of updates)). > > How is IL going to make sure that they get the sales tax...... > They don't know who I mail-order from.... > New Jersey has a similar bill under consideration. NJ merchants already have to collect NYSales Tax, or risk being assessed 6% of their gross revenue. (NY I might ad, has well over 25 different rates, depending what town/county you live in!) Max Robin AT&T Bell Laboratories email:whuts!2212msr voice:201-386-6865