william l brandt wrote:
> > Obviously getting the remote merchant to collect the tax is easier for
> them
> > than auditing every person in the state to try to collect the use tax
> which
> > virtually nobody pays today (though they seem pretty good about getting it
> > from businesses).
> >
> "obviously getting the remote ...". How so? unless one has a presence
in the state (brick and mortar), what power do they have over the remote
merchant?
Nick D. (NMD, but NOT NO Missile Defense)