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
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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