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<p>[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1670905, member: 37498"]This is a good point. Do you think all Internet merchants will know the sales tax laws of every state they do business with?</p><p><br /></p><p>In the case of FeeBay, do you suppose they would act as the merchant and collect the tax at the time of sale, or would they leave that up to the seller? If it's up to the seller and the buyer to resolve the matter, I would imagine most buyers would tell the sellers not to charge them sales tax. The federal law would likely put the onus on the seller, but state laws place it on the buyer. As a seller, would you rely on the word of the buyer? Especially in the FeeBay world where buyers would probably give you negative feedback for charging them sales tax, even if it was the right thing to do in the eyes of the law.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doesn't this law sound great![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 1670905, member: 37498"]This is a good point. Do you think all Internet merchants will know the sales tax laws of every state they do business with? In the case of FeeBay, do you suppose they would act as the merchant and collect the tax at the time of sale, or would they leave that up to the seller? If it's up to the seller and the buyer to resolve the matter, I would imagine most buyers would tell the sellers not to charge them sales tax. The federal law would likely put the onus on the seller, but state laws place it on the buyer. As a seller, would you rely on the word of the buyer? Especially in the FeeBay world where buyers would probably give you negative feedback for charging them sales tax, even if it was the right thing to do in the eyes of the law. Doesn't this law sound great![/QUOTE]
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