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Originally Posted by dieseldog
Regarding the highlighted portion, you are wrong, Simon, as it applies to the United States. Here, the law does not allow a state to levy a tax on a sale unless the sale takes place in the state. The sale takes place where the seller says it does and it would be up to the Florida authorities to prove otherwise. A fishing expedition looking for florida BUYERS is not appropriate; however, a fishing expedition looking for SELLERS with a nexus to florida is another matter entirely. Shipping into florida does not supply the required nexus.
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BTW, in the State of Florida it is required to pay taxes on all merchandise ordered from anywhere in the Universe if delivery of the item purchased is in the State of Florida. If you buy something in Wisconsin and have it shipped to somewhere in Georgia the State of Florida would have to prove in court (if they wanted to prosecute for failure to pay tax) that beyond a reasonable doubt you did that to evade paying the tax that was legally due.
The original thing that I was ranting about was the whole system sucks and a friend got caught in the net because of a sales person (who was attempting to up his commission rate by getting ppl - attorneys and CPA's included - who know better to spend what they would have spent on the legal tax on a larger sale to get bigger commissions). He is reaping the benefits now of some of the power of Florida in insuring that its sales tax laws are complied with. They don't give a shit about what is legal in other states or even what the Supreme Court has decided. They just want the money. They are devious and will do anything to collect it. They also know how to turn the thumbscrews to get companies to voluntarily become their agents and do their job for them.