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jody

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1. Don't forget Internet sales taxes, $23 billion lost.

Reply to grahamhgreen (Original post)

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 02:41 PM

Jan 2013

Currently, 46 states have sales and use taxes in statute and require individuals to report and pay them on 'untaxed' online purchases at year-end. In practice, this is done 0.3 percent of the time, leaving buyers exposed to potential audit issues and states shortchanged to the tune of $23 billion annually.

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2012/12/10/with-online-sales-tax-states-can-collect-revenue-they-are-owed

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Tax Avoidance On the Rise: It�s Twice the Amount of Social Security and Medicare [View all] grahamhgreen Jan 2013 OP

Don't forget Internet sales taxes, $23 billion lost. jody Jan 2013 #1

You know that's the one they'll go after since it affect the middle class the most! grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #2

"Only the little people pay taxes." nt jody Jan 2013 #3

In their perfect world. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #4

Recommended jsr Jan 2013 #5