New sales tax collection law for Colorado..

[buffalobo]

Obviously, I would never advocate or condone lawbreaking on this site.

*clears throat*

Anyway, something to remember is that the way sales tax is remitted in most jurisdictions in Colorado is:

County+State ---> Remitted to State of Colo.

City --> Remitted to individual city.

Special Taxing jurisdiction -> Remitted to that.

What's also important to note, is the way auditing is also conducted in Colorado.

State has it's own tax auditors. They don't give a rip about city sales tax.
Each City has it's own tax auditors. They don't give a rip about state sales tax.

Unless you're running volume competitive to that of Walmart or Kroger, you'd have to REALLY piss someone off to warrant the ire of a differing city tax auditor.

Moreover, I'm not sure it's exactly clear to what extent/power an out-of-jurisdiction auditor has to investigate your records. E.g. if you tell them to fuck off, I don't think they have the power to assign taxes upon you absent definitive public proof you are transacting in their county. (Else the potential for interstate political abuse would be insane, and practically be the powder keg in this country...).

This new law, perhaps more than any other demonstrates the overreach in govt; and is something that previous generations would not have tolerated. Welcome to 2018.

Coming up next: California city's target gun dealers across the country with "audits" seeking their records. Gun dealers tell California to fuck itself. California gives itself a blow-job on live television.

Taxes have driven revolutions before...

There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.

Ayn Rand

Innocent men who stand.