Dear Carry_Okie,
"Once the Federal government is organized around collecting taxes on your sales receipts, what makes you think that the same IRS personnel won't be as aggressively dedicated to assuring that they get their cut?"
Because the NSRT legislation ABOLISHES the IRS.......
.....and sets up a new bureaucracy with a different name to administer the NSRT.....probably with many of the same folks from the IRS.
As well, much of the duties associated with the NSRT will be handled by the states with money from the federal government. So, instead of their being ONE FEDERAL AGENCY chasing folks down for money, there will be FIFTY BEEFED-UP STATE AGENCIES, with a new stream of revenue from the federal government, to chase us around.
Remember, now, compliance costs WILL go down. Compliance costs WILL go down. Compliance costs WILL go down. Keep repeating that. At least until you believe it.
sitetest
Yes, I think compliance with the income tax costs 4 times revenues. The tax code costs us something like $8 Trillion and our whole economic output about $10 Trillion. I am sure I can find a quote somewhere from some unknown that proves this.
Oh, for crying out loud- compliance with sales tax is microscopic compared to income tax compliance. I know- I have to do both.
Get educated on the subject before you publish ignorance.
Because the NSRT legislation ABOLISHES the IRS....... .....and sets up a new bureaucracy with a different name to administer the NSRT.....probably with many of the same folks from the IRS.
What a distinction without a difference an acronym can make!
As well, much of the duties associated with the NSRT will be handled by the states with money from the federal government. So, instead of their being ONE FEDERAL AGENCY chasing folks down for money, there will be FIFTY BEEFED-UP STATE AGENCIES, with a new stream of revenue from the federal government, to chase us around.
That's just what we need, more Federal control of State operations! Great idea!!!
Remember, now, compliance costs WILL go down. Compliance costs WILL go down. Compliance costs WILL go down. Keep repeating that. At least until you believe it.
I can't, I can't, I caaaaan't. Sob!
It must be because I love the income tax... not. OTOH, if you ask a Canadian how much they like the GST, it's best to don a riot helmet first.
The real problem is spending. Cut federal expenditures to the point that they would consume less than 10% of sales and I think the NRST might be workable.
What is it s-tesst that you think all those nasty state revenooers will be chasing you around for?
Did you agree to collect and forward the sales taxes your retail customers paid and kept them instead of forwarding them as you agreed to???
That's called "theft", s-test, and I should hope they not only chase you but catch and punish you since allowing you to do that raises the tax burden on others.