Thread: Internet sales tax in USA

Just when I am getting ready to retire and sell much of my collection of razors, we may have to deal with sales tax in our classifieds. This article was in Yahoo News Monday 4/22/13............ Senate bill jeopardizes tax-free online shopping

Yeah, whether or not it passes remains to be seen. Even if it does I imagine it will apply to vendors more that to individuals selling personal items.

And for every dollar they collect they will spend another 20. Call your people in DC and let them know how you feel, we beat this a six months ago and now they are trying it again. Remember if they can tax it, they know what you are buying and setting up a profile just like the retailers are doing.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Yeah, whether or not it passes remains to be seen. Even if it does I imagine it will apply to vendors more that to individuals selling personal items.

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Those congressional reprobates will find a way to burn us all. Past behavior predicts future behavior.

wait till you have to deal with paypals requirements, as far as sales data that is givin to the IRS

Jerry unless you are making over a million you are safe I think

Businesses with less than $1 million a year in online sales would be exempt.

I struggle to understand how this is even constitutional. Article 1, section 7: "All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives". All branches of our gov't are either over stepping their authority or waiving their authority out of convenience.

Originally Posted by mrsell63

Just when I am getting ready to retire and sell much of my collection of razors, we may have to deal with sales tax in our classifieds. This article was in Yahoo News Monday 4/22/13............ Senate bill jeopardizes tax-free online shopping

If they were to apply a tax to what is sold on the classifieds I think SRP would shut down the classifieds(just a guess) rather than be a collection agent for a "gubmint" bureaucracy.

paypal reciepts of anything over $20k gets reported to the IRS

It's going to kill home-based internet businesses if it passes. Imagine an elderly couple who want to earn a little vacation money by becoming an online retailer. They will have to hire people to accommodate taxing and reporting. Sales will go down because they have to charge more. They sell things I can't get locally.

I live in a city of 120,000 people, and if you want to buy a new or refurbished straight razor here, don't make me laugh.