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States Look to Collect Tax on Internet Sales

Posted Feb 28, 08 10:26 PM CST in Technology,  Business 

(Newser) – As tax time draws near, more Americans may be stumbling upon an extra line on their state returns, Forbes reports. About half of state governments—including New York, Michigan, California, North Carolina, and Ohio—are trying to collect their fare share of sales taxes from Internet sales. Chances remain slim, though, that most buyers will admit—or pay—anything.

With no federal Internet sales tax, states are on their own in efforts to collect from residents who buy items from out-of-state vendors via the Internet; most states are asking residents to pay voluntarily —without much luck. A Minnesota survey of 19 states showed just 1.6% of taxpayers acknowledged they owed anything.

Source Forbes

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