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The Streamlined Sales Tax Project by Eva Rosenberg, EA Thirty-eight states are cooperating to absolve the big retailers of prior uncollected taxes if they start behaving now. This committee set out to resolve the conflicting sales tax jurisdictions generated by Internet shopping. Not only were they trying to make sure that states don't lose revenue, they tried to develop a way for retailers to handle the reporting and payment of the sales taxes to dozens of states, without losing their minds. They've been testing software that automatically collects the right tax, for the right state and sends it directly to them at the time of purchase. The intention is that the store owner will never have to prepare reports for 10 or 20 states. I don't know what provisions they made for credits and returns. But I am sure that was taken into account. Want to read all 160 or pages? » Click Here « Arizona, California and South Carolina aren't joining this deal. So, if you have operations in several states, including those ... you will still be on the hook if they want to come after you. Last year, I had a friendly chat with the State of California spokesman for our taxing authority. I ask him why California was not a party to this very constructive way to generate money for the state of California? He replied that Governor Davis refused to sign the agreement when it was brought to him. As much as I don't want to pay any unneccessary taxes, I really hate to see California not participate in a simplified program, then go after small businesses who didn't pay California taxes. Knowing that Californians are shopping online and not paying sales taxes, they've added a pamphlet to this year's tax return package. People can voluntarily report their untaxed purchases and pay 'use' taxes when they file their California tax returns for 2002. Do you have any idea what a burden that is to folks like you and me? Who keeps track of the taxes we paid on our purchases? Even looking at your credit card bills, that's hard to reconstruct for the average private person. (For businesses, that may be a little easier, but still ...) If California wants us to pay these taxes, why not join in the program with the rest of the country? And forgive all past transgressions, as they have? Why make life tough for your residents? Let Governor Gray Davis know how you feel And to reach your other legistlators, click here

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