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Originally Posted by Rykion

Since sales tax rates can vary by county and sometimes city, there can be thousands of different sales tax rates in the US.

You are right, this would be a pain in the butt.

Originally Posted by Rykion

This makes it hard for anyone less than a major retailer to keep track and properly file the taxes. There are 88 counties in Ohio alone for example. That means a company based in Ohio, that ships taxable products in Ohio, must keep track and show exactly how much tax was collected for each. A State also has limited power in dealing with a retailer that has no physical presence in the State. The States therefore require the consumers to collect the tax on themselves. Sorry for being so harsh. Must have too much stress this week or something.

No worries!

It's funny, though. I have heard many stories of people going from Cali to Nevada to buy an RV, since they don't pay sales tax (and sales tax on a 100K item is nasty). Now, that is something that I HAVE heard people brag about.
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