Pay more for online purchases? Marketplace Fairness Act 2013!

[Sawin]

I think I'm just going to stop buying anything at all except the bare essentials. I'm seriously considering just starting to hoard silver and gold bullion until the dollar collapses. This crap is getting ridiculous.

[Sawin]

wait until they start doing the stamp tax on emails. they have been trying that for years too.

You can't be serious?!? Talk about reason to have a modern day tea-party...

[Teufelhund]

I think I'm just going to stop buying anything at all except the bare essentials. I'm seriously considering just starting to hoard silver and gold bullion until the dollar collapses. This crap is getting ridiculous.

Terrorist.

[HBARleatherneck]

You can't be serious?!? Talk about reason to a modern day tea-party...

this gets passed around the internet. but, its only a matter of time before its true. if they can tax something, the government thinks it their duty to tax it.

[Sawin]

Terrorist.

haha. troll.

[lowbeyond]

The supreme court decision relieves online, phone and mail-order sellers from having to collect sales tax on goods delivered outside their city/county/state. It does not exempt those sales from sales tax, it exempts the seller from being forced to collect it for a different state/county/city.

The BUYER is legally obligated to remit the proper taxes on such purposes to their city/county/state in the form of a "USE tax" equal in rate to the sales tax rate their local sellers are obliged by the state to collect. The problem is all you tax cheats not paying your use taxes, and the city/county/state having no organized means to enforce the payment of those taxes.

Tax Cheat! *snort*

People don't comply with stupid ass laws like speed limits and use taxes. Soon, at least some, will give the State of Colorado the finger by refusing to comply with the law and gift - or sell - a 15+ round magazine to their friend or hell to a stranger. Some will even go out of state after July 1 2013 and buy one and bring it back into the state. Some will continue to CC on college campuses. Some will even illegally transfer a gun to their friend or extended family member with out a BCG.

zomg ! anarchy!

"legally obligated" *snort* Who gives a shit?

[Fmedges]

Your actually supposed to declare all your online purchases on your Colorado taxes currently.

[def90]

This sounds like a page from Atlas Shrugged!! http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-0...line-purchases

When are people going to get it right? Yes the law says that out of state vendors do not have to collect the use/sales tax. The law of Colorado still says that you need to pay that tax personally. There is a form for paying consumer "use" tax. Simply buying items online does not give you the authority to not pay tax on that item, it simply means that the person you are buying form does not need to file it for you.

Colorado Consumer Use Tax:
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite.../1177017542096

Consumer use tax must be paid by Colorado residents and businesses on purchases that did not include Colorado sales tax, such as those made over the Internet, by mail order, or by telephone.

What is the Consumer Use Tax?
Consumer use tax is payable to the state by individuals and businesses when sales tax is due but has not been collected. Individuals and businesses have always been required to pay sales or use tax on taxable purchases from out-of-state vendors if the item is sold, leased, or delivered in Colorado for use, storage, distribution, or consumption in the state.

Colorado state use tax is the same rate as the sales tax, 2.9 percent. With proof of payment, sales tax paid to another state may be credited against state use tax due in Colorado for a particular item. Use tax is also collected by some special districts.

How has the Law Changed?
There has been no change in law for consumers. Because most individuals have been unaware of their use tax liability, recent legislation created new requirements for retailers to help consumers follow existing law. These notifications are intended to help Colorado residents pay their use tax obligation.

Retailers that do not collect Colorado sales tax are now required to notify Colorado purchasers that the State of Colorado requires the purchaser to file a use tax return. Retailers must send notification to all Colorado purchasers by January 31 of each year showing the total amount purchased from the retailer in the previous calendar year if their purchases were more than $500.

Retailers must report all purchase information annually to the Department of Revenue (including purchases of under $500). The new law exempts retailers from these requirements if their annual gross sales in Colorado are less than $100,000.

[sellersm]

When are people going to get it right? Yes the law says that out of state vendors do not have to collect the use/sales tax. The law of Colorado still says that you need to pay that tax personally. There is a form for paying consumer "use" tax. Simply buying items online does not give you the authority to not pay tax on that item, it simply means that the person you are buying form does not need to file it for you.
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Did you even read the article? It's not about paying tax or not, but the government REGULATING the 'fairness/equity' between/amongst businesses!! Did you read Atlas Shrugged? The .gov has NO BUSINESS meddling in businesses and deciding what's "fair" between them...