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Originally Posted by srplus
Fred thinks the issue is a legal one and I am certain of the facts where the legality of what is being done doesn't mean a flip. Florida is trying to collect every tax dollar they can get their hands on. They will go to all ends to do that.
Fred is arguing from the side of legality and Supreme Court cases. While I on the other hand am getting ready to get on my float plane while trying to explain to him that Florida is not trying to legally compel anyone to be its tax collection agent. However, thru strong arm tactics and legal maneuvering they have been able to force 'voluntary' compliance to something that companies may not be legally compelled to comply with. It has them by the balls and they have become Sales Tax Collection Agents of the State of Florida.
That is all.
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It's a shakedown, plain and simple. I get that part. Wouldn't be the first time the State of Florida did something questionable.
But to be clear, sales tax is levied on the seller, not the buyer. Who pays to the state? The seller. It is up to the seller whether or not they want to collect it explicitly from the buyer. For example, some vendors with walk in customers--coffee shops, etc.--might list their sales prices, then charge the tax amount, so a $1.00 item costs $1.0X when you finally pay for it. Others list their prices, and just send a check for X% of sales to the state. One explicitly collects from customers, the other implicitly, but in each case, it is the SELLER that pays the money to the state.
But I get Florida's angle. Do they have Cubans in state government?
They're pretty familiar with mob tactics, I've heard.