Its about time, its not gonna inconvenience mom and pop. Plenty of software out there which will quickly adapt. Nothing remains static in consumer purchasing, ecxept price and convenience, convience online, but not necessarily price.
At a rather high expense and a need to constantly upgrade. Each county in Florida has the option of tacking on a local surcharge I understand this is not unique to Florida. So if I sell in Florida I must make sure that the county tax of the person who is buying is collected. That amount can change every year if not more often. But according to you doing such on a national level is easy-peasy. Sure.
>> its not gonna inconvenience mom and pop. Plenty of software out there which will quickly adapt <<
Very easy for you to say, but not the least bit easy for a small firm like my former company. Such little outfits with interstate shipments now will need to file and pay separate fees for sales tax numbers in 49 other states plus DC — and maybe Puerto Rico, VI and Guam.
Moreover, the small firm also will need to file separate annual or quarterly sales tax returns in those 50+ jusrisdictions, whether or or not any payment is due.
The costs of compliance will be huge. A real nightmare. I’ll bet quite a few small entrepreneurs will exit business as a result.
(And BTW, I’m extra-glad I got out of interstate sales while the atmosphere was still friendly!)