Colorado Stands Alone (Idiots)

[Graves]

I'd say that dumb prick should have wrecked it much harder.

[cowboykjohnson]

[Daniel_187]

So is this all online retailers. So if I ordered some ammo from Cabelas.com is it taxed?

[M2MG]

So is this all online retailers. So if I ordered some ammo from Cabelas.com is it taxed?

Yes

M2MG

[Irving]

Well, there goes most of the advantage of an internet ordered Russian bride....


Is there a difference between mail ordering something and internet? Is there already a tax for mail order stuff? What if you just call the company and order like that?

[Circuits]

Is there a difference between mail ordering something and internet? Is there already a tax for mail order stuff? What if you just call the company and order like that?

There is already a tax on mail order and internet purchases, called the "Use Tax", which every Colorado taxpayer is liable to pay on items they purchased (by any means) from out of state, on which no sales tax was charged. Colorado Dept. of Revenue provides an online form for you to self-report your purchases, fill out the return, and remit your use tax payment.

The problem has always been one of enforcement... in the past it's been held that a state cannot force persons or businesses outside of their borders to act as tax collection agents, or even taxable sales reporters, so it's been entirely up to each taxpayer to report their out-of-state purchases, file the use tax return, and pay the use tax owed.

One big change is that regardless of where the order is taken/processed, if a business has a physical presence in a state/city, they are now forced to collect and remit sales tax on sales to residents of that taxing area...

This colorado bill is attempting to leverage the "physical presence" exception, by applying it to partner businesses, etc - so to avoid having to collect and remit colorado sales tax, Amazon is severing its partnerships with businesses having a physical presence in colorado.

[Hannu]

Allright, understand now the problem with companies that have had retailers in Colorado, like Amazon.
But, what about for example Montana Gold bullets or other company that has not retailer(s) in CO ?

[Batteriesnare]

I'd say that dumb prick should have wrecked it much harder.

Yes.

[Troublco]

I'd say that dumb prick should have wrecked it much harder.

Say, under a rolling cement truck.......