[Ullr]

Originally Posted by srplus

NO. I completely get the implications of the office in Florida... What you seem to be missing is the fact that Florida has been able to circumvent the law.

I also live about 10 blocks from the state capitol and keep up with what is going on around here. I am not saying and never have said (unless I mistakenly gave an impression) that the Great State of Florida was legally compelling out of state companies to be their agent to collect sales tax for it. And since I never said anything about Wisconsin policy or law, all of that mumbo jumbo does not apply to this case that is:

Rather the opposite and what I started the [RANT] about....

I did say that the State of Florida will either get you to drain your monetary resources with your payments to your lawyer or in the case of you shredding everything they send, will send some of its attorneys to your great state to seek and obtain a local subpoena that will be enforceable... that subpoena will be to get you to provide them with information against tax cheats in the Florida. Of course with this subpoena they will send their auditors to insure that the subpoena is completely complied with and your staff will be tied up for months. With all of the brow beating and confrontation MOST large businesses that sell products to residents of Florida look at the bottom line and decide it will cost X dollars to keep screwing with this or we can just put the sales tax compilation field in the order form and mail a check. They are doing it because they know that the subpoenas will be never ending.

I can guarantee that the State of Florida will not be wasting its resources on Supreme Court Cases on this... I can also guarantee that if you are a large company selling large ticket items to Floridians (and shipping them to Florida) that you can count on my great state messing with you until you figure out the math. That is of course unless you want to hire your attorney and pay him to end up in the US Supreme Court to defend your rights and get them to cease and desist. The first area you will have a problem is that they are not trying to legally compel you to comply... however, it might cost you one hell of a lot dollars out of pocket if you voluntarily comply and become their agent.

I doubt your soon to be ex-employer will be affected by this so you can rest easily.

Dude, switch to decaf.

I'm just sayin...