As of August 1, 2012, California had the highest state sales tax rate of 8.25%.
By the late 1960s, 45 states and the District of Columbia enacted a general sales tax.
In 1932, Mississippi was the first state to impose a general state sales tax.
Comparatively, the typical sales tax rate in St Louis County is roughly 6.3%.
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They believe that the fees paid should be exempt from sales tax and appealed.
However, small business owners object to a national sales tax on the internet.
The Senate will vote today to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act, an Internet sales tax bill.
Yes, sales tax rates could rise, but so could income tax rates under the current system.
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In theory, a consumer is supposed to pay sales tax on purchases from out-of-state retailers.
Amazon collects sales tax in California, Kansas, Kentucky, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Washington.
That debate is not an easy one and is far bigger than sales tax.
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S.A. 54:49-14(c) leaves individuals without an effective remedy for the overpayment of sales tax.
This would be equivalent to a 30% sales tax rate, as normally calculated (exclusive method).
Is it fair to require online retailers to collect and remit state sales tax?
Initially, however, you have to pay enough to cover the cost of the alleged sales tax.
The bill is also opposed by senators from states that have no sales tax, including Sen.
But the sales tax, which can be levied by layers of governments, is a regressive tax.
For consumers, such a law would mean an end to sales tax freeloading online.
But the conversation never gets that deep, and so the national sales tax gets undeserved credit.
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In June, Amazon said it would begin collecting and paying state sales tax in New Jersey.
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Today, the sales tax rate is as high as 10.75 percent in certain counties.
Wuensche: The IRS should be eliminated entirely and replaced with a national sales tax.
But this time the dispute was over sales tax and whether lap dances are exempt.
The latest budget for the city-state aims to redistribute by hiking the general sales tax.
That was clearly an error since in Pennsylvania, there is no sales tax on clothing.
States need sales tax revenue to pay for roads, schools, police and fire departments, and more.
Technology has made it simple for online retailers to collect sales tax across the country.
Sales tax revenue has been steadily declining for the past decade as online shopping has grown.
To some extent, the municipal budget dependent largely on the sales tax reflects the city's economic health.
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