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Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). She is a member of the Online News Association (Sep 2005 - present) and Investigative Reporters and Editors (Mar 2006 - present). Follow her on Twitter at @ecommercebytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com. See disclosure at EcommerceBytes.com/disclosure/.
So whats the problem….You live in a state that requires you to collect sales tax on sales made to residents of that state. No big deal. Collect the tax and remit it to the state. Quit being a dead beat tax evader and stop playing the I DIDN’T KNOW GAME
You are missing the point. I live in Florida and collect(and remit to Florida) sales tax from buyers who reside in Florida. Now other states want me to collect(and remit to those states) sales tax from buyers in their states as well.
@rktoys
So you are one of those who says they can’t do it. Ebay does give a way to collect sales taxs from any state that you need. Hopefully the IRS catches you. You are a tax evader with your excuses.
eBay may give you a way to collect those taxes, but they do not give you a way to remit taxes to thousands of tax jurisdictions. I would shut my business down before I would put up with that hardship.