The form is also part of the state income tax return.
No one would fill it out, but my point is that the law is already in place in many states and you can get caught for not paying sales tax on out of state purchases. With budgets the way they are it can’t be long before they make a strong effort to seal this tax hole.
Does anyone remember the story about the cops watching people return from other states with tobacco products they had not paid taxes on? Even though they weren’t actually required to settle the taxes until they filed their tax return?
It's interesting - I do remember the form in Ohio, and that question is asked specifically. They use the term "use tax" rather than sales tax because federal law protects internet sales from being taxed if the entity does not have an established presence in a given state. I wonder if this has really been pushed through the courts - it would seem to me that if the feds say "no sales tax on internet sales", then the states wouldn't have a let to stand on. Then again, a "use tax" isn't a sales tax, though it would imply that the item bought would have to be put to use.
Greedy government boos-tards.