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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...9yrs9Y

No, the federal government does not have the authority to impose state and local taxes

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...9yrs9Y

No

 @9FP6T93Democrat from New York  agreed…2yrs2Y

I tell them that paying sales tax will help the government gain more support for the United States of America.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...9yrs9Y

Yes

 @9FNY3KM  from Ohio  disagreed…2yrs2Y

we shouldnt have taxes for something bought online because we already pay for shipping and the product

 @9FQL3ZN from Illinois  agreed…2yrs2Y

If online taxes must be paid, pay the same amount of taxes the patrons pay in the jurisdiction the products originate, with all the tax money going to that jurisdiction only, and not to the corrupt state where the buyer lives.

 @9FP6T93Democrat from New York  disagreed…2yrs2Y

I feel like online sales tax should be legal because you're paying taxes to the government which helps them gain more support for our country.

 @B4X8GGB from Washington  agreed…3mos3MO

If they are purchasing from a state that they have resided in for long, they should pay from it. However, this applies to their resident state and does not count if they have recently entered a new state, especially if it has less tax.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...9yrs9Y

Yes, exempting online retailers from sales taxes is not fair to traditional stores

 @8JCJLWVUnity from Texas  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, some version of this is probably appropriate. As always, more thought is needed.

 @B5Z8YT9Peace and Freedom from California  answered…5 days5D

Yes, but only if it’s done fairly and doesn’t crush small sellers or make online shopping unaffordable.

 @B5B3B8Q from Indiana  answered…2mos2MO

No but a financial impact study should be conducted to determine if and how a change could be made to keep the state whole.

 @9ZLGK85  from Kansas  answered…8mos8MO

Although the federal government does not have the authority needed to impose state and local taxes, they should be obligated to help state and local governments collect the taxes should the state and local governments desire federal government support in collecting taxes from online retailers.

 @9WVXHNQ from Florida  answered…9mos9MO

I think that because the internet is internationally accessible, commerce provided should be delt with separately.

 @9VH8226 from New York  answered…9mos9MO

Only if shipping is not free for their customers and or they have a physical store if not they should be exempt since shipping costs a bit

 @9TQ8JH6 from Pennsylvania  answered…10mos10MO

The nexus test is obsolete in the internet age. In state vendors are placed at a disadvantage vs out of state vendors if consumers have sales tax liability for purchases from the former but not the latter. Institute a federal "interstate use tax" on interstate transactions of taxable goods (yes, I know the scope varies by state, that will be up to the Congress) which are not subject to state use tax.

 @DesiraeBae  from Texas  answered…12mos12MO

No. A physical store only pays sales tax to their physical location and pays to that location. They are part of that ONE community. An online store cannot be expected to keep track of every customers location, file separate permits, collect sales tax, and remit payment for every location where a person might make a purchase. Perhaps a different type of sales tax would be more appropriate - like a national sales tax, that only applies to businesses doing sales online across many states.

 @9P7MH8N from Illinois  answered…1yr1Y

Sales tax should be eliminated, and covered by increases in corporate taxes and income taxes on the rich.

 @9N6RHRB from Michigan  answered…1yr1Y

As online purchase not only rockets item prices in real stores, it also means that the coustomer has to pay more for the product they purchased.

 @9LK9SPC from Nebraska  answered…1yr1Y

Customers should pay the sale taxes from their own state on the item that is being sold ( ex: I live in Nebraska so I pay sale taxes

 @9LCQP89  from Washington D.C.  answered…1yr1Y

Regardless, it should be up to the businesses to collect the tax, with the help of the government, and not the responsibility of individuals to track their own purchases.

 @9JG4WJJSocialist from Alabama  answered…1yr1Y

No, online purchases should not be subject to local or state taxes and should instead be subject to a flat nationalized online sales tax

 @9J6RN5H from Tennessee  answered…1yr1Y

No and we should do away with smaller taxes proposed by states. Their needs to be a consumption tax instead of an income tax, and it all is processed at a federal level and redistributed to states in a percentage that is consistent with the percentage of purchases within the states.

 @9FYQDNH from Florida  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, as online shopping has became the preferred way to buy, taxes do need to be levied on them, but they should be determined on a state-to-state basis, like traditional sales taxes are

  @Yaunti2  from New York  answered…2yrs2Y

 @9FQ594M  from Connecticut  answered…2yrs2Y

  @Yaunti2  from New York  answered…2yrs2Y

 @9FGY9NS from Indiana  answered…2yrs2Y

 @9FDD7ST from Missouri  answered…2yrs2Y

Most online sellers don't profit as it is and sell to multiple states. Adding this stress to a small business that is already struggling is cruel and unnecessary

 @9F9JRV8 from Virginia  answered…2yrs2Y

It would be most logical if interstate sales taxes were equal to the buyer's state's tax plus the seller's state tax, divided by 2

 @9F8MGYB from Mississippi  answered…2yrs2Y

No, it is too easy to download a VPN and enforcing this law would be more trouble than it's worth.

 @9F3393D from Georgia  answered…2yrs2Y

FairTax everywhere, and that retail sales tax should apply on wherever the transaction is conducted.

 @9F2DFXQSocialist from Wisconsin  answered…2yrs2Y

 @9DHJ633 from New York  answered…2yrs2Y

 @9DF8GDH from Washington  answered…2yrs2Y

 @9D8JTH7 from California  answered…2yrs2Y

  @YauntiCommunist from New York  answered…2yrs2Y

No, abolish all private property and eliminate the worry about collecting out of state taxes

 @9D4SDCBRepublican  from Tennessee  answered…2yrs2Y

I'm less concerned to what state gets the tax and more concerned that the product is only taxed once, to not at all. But if brick and mortar are taxed then online retailers should be taxed as well. Taxes for none or all, but only once.

 @6RJYKBDConstitution  from Wisconsin  answered…9mos9MO

No, nothing on the internet should be under a sales tax except controlled substances (Alcohol, Tobacco)

 @9HSK5NS from Florida  answered…2yrs2Y

No, as the seller collecting the tax has no voice in the state's legislature, and this adds needless complications for small business.

 @9FJ6HKS from California  answered…2yrs2Y

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

No, customers should pay the sales tax from the seller’s state

 @B4X8GGB from Washington  disagreed…3mos3MO

If they are purchasing from a state that they have resided in for long, they should pay from it. However, this applies to their resident state and does not count if they have recently entered a new state, especially if it has less tax.

 @9BXCHQB from Florida  answered…2yrs2Y

No. Many taxes are roberry. Especially ifit is all within the US there should not be a further tax.

 @9BL5T9S from New Jersey  answered…2yrs2Y

 @94VQR9W from Michigan  answered…3yrs3Y

 @94GV25X from Utah  answered…3yrs3Y

sales tax should be the same for everyone and should be included in the price rather than the amount being totally random.

 @947SHQ9 from Connecticut  answered…3yrs3Y

 @93VGSG4Socialistfrom Guam  answered…3yrs3Y

 @93P2B69Independent from South Carolina  answered…3yrs3Y

Sales tax should be part of the purchase cost paid to the state in which it was sold.

 @93N38SZ from Washington  answered…3yrs3Y

 @939R7RL from California  answered…3yrs3Y

How many yimes must governments tax the item from here to there, there to there, or there to here

 @9399YKL from Indiana  answered…3yrs3Y

 @92DFQTN from Delaware  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, and customers should pay sales tax to both the buyer's and seller's states

 @92CYBP6from Guam  answered…3yrs3Y

No, and abolish all state sales taxes, and make it consistent with a single national sales tax

 @927BZWM from Iowa  answered…3yrs3Y

 @925FFHSfrom Guam  answered…3yrs3Y

No, State Sales Taxes should be centralised under the Federal Government and set at single nation-wide rate

 @HungryWolfy from Pennsylvania  answered…3yrs3Y

 @8ZZJFXR from Indiana  answered…3yrs3Y

 @8ZQXLGMRepublican from Georgia  answered…3yrs3Y

The Federal government should remove the income tax and impose a national sales tax to collect income from the citizens and fund the government. A national sales tax removes this argument completely

 @8ZNGM2Qfrom Virgin Islands  answered…3yrs3Y

 @8ZMRH43 from California  answered…3yrs3Y

 @8ZMLY9W from North Carolina  answered…3yrs3Y

No, the federal government should implement a national online sales tax and divide the revenue between states based on population.

 @8ZHVQN2 from Pennsylvania  answered…3yrs3Y

No, but there should be a federal sales tax on internet purchases that cross state lines.

 @8Z6SMW2 from Indiana  answered…3yrs3Y

 @8XWMMJ5 from California  answered…4yrs4Y

 @8WT8WJH from Arizona  answered…4yrs4Y

Customers should have to pay the tax of their own home state, not the sellers.

 @8KL9M8X from South Carolina  answered…5yrs5Y

 @8CD5GW3 from New Hampshire  answered…5yrs5Y

No, the business should remit sales tax in accordance with their State's laws

 @8C7V6WW from California  answered…5yrs5Y

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