[justjim]

Originally Posted by JourneyOfLife

Here is Florida's Dept Revenue rule on it.

FL Dept Rev - Use Tax on Out-of-State Purchases

Most states have some form of tax collection approach already for internet purchases.

Thanks for the link. As I read the Florida law, the buyer is required to pay the tax if the vendor does not collect it and send it to Florida. I am sure other States have similar laws. So, if you buy furniture from XYZ company in North Carolina---$10,000.00 worth of furniture -----Vendor doesn't pay the tax---The buyer is suppose to pay 600.00 use tax---same as sales tax amount if you purchased it from Showplace Direct. Same thing if you made a similar purchase thru Amazon. If the tax isn't paid the buyer is liable. An Internet tax would not increase taxes, rather, it would provide a standard mechanism to collect it. The Internet tax would make the Vendor liable instead of the buyer.