Posted on 01/31/2011 1:17:13 PM PST by 92nina
A U.S. District Court halted the imposition of a new Internet sales tax law last week. The court granted a preliminary injunction against the law, arguing discriminates against out-of-state retailers and violates the Commerce Clause.
The case was brought by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) following the passage of HB 1193 in last year's legislative session. The law enforces three obligations which violate the constitution. The bill requires out-of-state retailers that do not collect Colorado sales tax to notify Colorado customers of their requirement to remit taxes to the Department of Revenue. Retailers must also report the customer’s name and total amount of purchases to the Department of Revenue. Worst of all, retailers are required to send private customer information, including customer names, addresses, shipping information and other information to the state DOR...
(Excerpt) Read more at stopetaxes.com ...
More good news, following the ObamaCare decision.
Colorado big govt taxers never give up, however.
Yup, this tax law was even hurting retailers and places like amazon who do a LOT of partnership selling with small businesses were talking about pulling “out” of colorado.
What a fantastic liberal solution! Don’t make cuts, instead add a new tax! Because that’s what people who are hurting really need, more taxes. It’s for your own good.
Interstate Commerce is Congress dirty little secret.
And the libs forget the unintended consequences of their actions, so amazon pulls out of any partner seller in Colorado and the Colorado economy suffers even more.... and their tax revenue goes down, their solution, make another tax.....
When one thinks of it in practical terms, it’s kind of comical. If some guy (a business) who does not live in Colorado convinces some guy in Colorado to send him money, and he then sends the guy in Colorado something for that money, it is completely private. Yes, the “purchaser” may be required to pay sales tax, but there is no responsibility on the part of the out of state seller to get involved with that in any way. It’s none of their business, nor should a state make it their business.
Now, if both guys live in the state (the other guy has a brick and mortar presence in the state) it falls under the state’s jurisdiction to levy taxes. That is completely different.
This is good news for Idaho. Idaho was considering charging Internet sales tax as well.
This case needs to go to the Supremes if congress won’t act.
It’s either tax internet purchases or replace sales taxes with something else.
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There are no free lunches fools.
Colorado.
Where deported felon illegal aliens kill you (happened again last week), Jefferson County idiots arrest and charge a 13 year old for playing with an airsoft gun, and you pay taxes on out of state purchases. Colorado has been Californicated.
“Jefferson County idiots arrest and charge a 13 year old for playing with an airsoft gun”
I heard that on Peter Boyles this morning. Is that the same DA that charged the old man for defending his property against the Illegal Alien thieves?
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