[lewislynn]

My material purchases would drop by tens of thousands of dollars quarterly if state and local sales tax were not embedded.

The Fairtax is federal only...maybe you knew that.

Is there some reason you can't make tax free business purchases...Maybe from another state?

[poobear]

Well yes as a matter of fact. But my main suppliers, Trane, Carrier and many other commercial HVACR suppliers are subsidized through other subcontractors, Tom Barrow, Trane, Inc.,... They are controlled by their alotted areas or sales zones. I have to purchase through many of these or I cannot sell their product. No problem with that except for the fact that many architects and engineers spec these products and these products only.

I wish I could call Wisconsin, Tennessee or other manufacturing plants and purchase directly. Not possible.. at this time....