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<blockquote data-quote="HMFIC" data-source="post: 1846534" data-attributes="member: 7539"><p>Also... some of you may not realize this, but when an online sale within Oklahoma occurs, the retailer has to look up the exact tax due by the customers address so that the precise amount of tax can be collected and then turned in with the detailed information to allow the tax authority to split those funds between the state, county and city governments.</p><p></p><p>It is, to say the least, a pain the arse for retailers to do this and without some better system in place, it prohibits retailers from easily collecting accurate tax up front. Amazon currently has no way to do this, primarily because the state of Oklahoma hasn't given them any way to do it. So for those wondering about why the article talks about Amazon wanting states to provide a consistent and easy-to-implement way to collect taxes, that is what they are talking about. It could be as simple as someone in the tax authority updating the information that they already have in an electronic interface to allow retailers to port that information over and keep whatever ecommerce system they use updated.</p><p></p><p>Another example of government being it's own worst enemy... all they have to do is make it easy and they will reap the benefit of having taxes collected and forwarded to them up front.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HMFIC, post: 1846534, member: 7539"] Also... some of you may not realize this, but when an online sale within Oklahoma occurs, the retailer has to look up the exact tax due by the customers address so that the precise amount of tax can be collected and then turned in with the detailed information to allow the tax authority to split those funds between the state, county and city governments. It is, to say the least, a pain the arse for retailers to do this and without some better system in place, it prohibits retailers from easily collecting accurate tax up front. Amazon currently has no way to do this, primarily because the state of Oklahoma hasn't given them any way to do it. So for those wondering about why the article talks about Amazon wanting states to provide a consistent and easy-to-implement way to collect taxes, that is what they are talking about. It could be as simple as someone in the tax authority updating the information that they already have in an electronic interface to allow retailers to port that information over and keep whatever ecommerce system they use updated. Another example of government being it's own worst enemy... all they have to do is make it easy and they will reap the benefit of having taxes collected and forwarded to them up front. [/QUOTE]
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