I just ordered a few things from Menards and on the receipt they mentioned that I may have to pay taxes next year on my purchases if mandated by the state of Pennsylvania. They will keep a record of everything I buy and it will be available to me when I file my taxes next year.
I assume many other internet sellers and companies are going thru the same thing.
Dave
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Yes...new federal laws were recently enacted about this. Soon all internet retailers will have to collect sales tax for sales in almost every state.
Rich,
On a side note, Menards did say that they would not collect the sales tax and it would be up to the buyer to pay the sales tax at tax time.
Dave
new federal laws were recently enacted
not really, , , , The Supreme Court changed the landscape of online shopping Thursday, freeing state governments to compel retailers beyond their borders to collect sales-tax revenue from consumers and giving a boost to brick-and-mortar stores.
small companies say they are ill equipped to comply with the requirements of more than 10,000 taxing jurisdictions across the country.
The Trump administration and more than 40 states asked the Supreme Court to overturn its 1992 decision in Quill v. North Dakota, which restricted states from collecting sales tax from retailers without a physical presence in those states.
On a side note, Menards did say that they would not collect the sales tax and it would be up to the buyer to pay the sales tax at tax time.
It may take a couple of years, but rest assured that the states that want sales tax will mandate electronic records from the retailers, which they will use to verify what you report. Ain't computers wonderful!?!
Their biggest obstacle will be coming up with a standard reporting format across states.
I think the consumer needs to handle it if it is an out of state supplier. Basically, same as mail orders sent from out of state used to be handled.
Too many jurisdictions for out of state businesses to handle is what groomed the mail order guidelines long ago. A buyer has a better chance to know offhand what their jurisdiction expects and they can be reached more easily for local prosecutions 
Even reporting to each jurisdiction alone could be a huge pita for businesses. To every state would be a bit more than slightly better; mail orders equal.
It might be a good move for businesses to collect for the high dollar sales when taxes total hundreds of dollars or more; but for smaller things, maybe we should use the past mail order regulations as a model.
Maybe this is leading up to a Federal INTERNET sales tax? (Someone had ta get that piece of Amazon/Walmart online ya know )
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