They have departments of Revenues. And, they only collect sales or TPT for business vending products. Can we assume your idea would do the same and exempt every service business? Well, then Bank of America need not pay any tax, nor would any airline, right?
Corporations would pay tax on the thins they buy like everyone else. Airlines would have fuel taxes like hey have now.
We are talking about a replacement for the income tax.
Right now, only half the population pays a tax on their income.
The federal sales tax would compensate for the one half of Americans who pay an income tax and replace that revenue for the government. and the government would have to learn to live within its means.
What we do about the corporate tax is another issue.
Things would have to be done incrementally.
What’s your plan?