Yeah, revenge is sweet. I hate subjects that tell you virtually nothing ab out the topic of the post. So I'm getting even with a few posters here who do that often.
I missed the fact that last year in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. the Supre me Court ruled that a company selling $100,000 worth of goods or 200 sales must collect sales tax for the jurisdiction of the buyer even if they have no physical presence there. That sucks!
It was a 5-4 vote and overturned the precedent of Quill Corp. v. North Dako ta, which is not common. The physical-presence rule of Quill was stated in the opinion to be "unsound and incorrect". This was based on such sound l egal arguments such as the revenue of such untaxed sales being much higher than previously and implying that states and local governments would be ins olvent without these taxes. I've always felt practical aspects of every da y life should dominate when interpreting the Constitution... not!
So now the Supreme Court is raising your taxes. I expect more things will be available from outside the country (can you say China?) since this rulin g now provides an even greater advantage to buying overseas which is still not taxed through the sellers. Until Trump creates a universal, all countr y import tax.
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torsdag den 6. juni 2019 kl. 01.08.08 UTC+2 skrev Rick C:
about the topic of the post. So I'm getting even with a few posters here w ho do that often.
reme Court ruled that a company selling $100,000 worth of goods or 200 sale s must collect sales tax for the jurisdiction of the buyer even if they hav e no physical presence there. That sucks!
kota, which is not common. The physical-presence rule of Quill was stated in the opinion to be "unsound and incorrect". This was based on such sound legal arguments such as the revenue of such untaxed sales being much highe r than previously and implying that states and local governments would be i nsolvent without these taxes. I've always felt practical aspects of every day life should dominate when interpreting the Constitution... not!
l be available from outside the country (can you say China?) since this rul ing now provides an even greater advantage to buying overseas which is stil l not taxed through the sellers. Until Trump creates a universal, all coun try import tax.
that's pretty much how it works with VAT in the EU, seems like a pretty goo d way to do it. A few sales to a country doesn't mean you have to go through the hassle of collecting VAT for that country, but one you start selling mo re to that country you have to pay the VAT and compete on equal terms
g about the topic of the post. So I'm getting even with a few posters here who do that often.
upreme Court ruled that a company selling $100,000 worth of goods or 200 sa les must collect sales tax for the jurisdiction of the buyer even if they h ave no physical presence there. That sucks!
Dakota, which is not common. The physical-presence rule of Quill was state d in the opinion to be "unsound and incorrect". This was based on such sou nd legal arguments such as the revenue of such untaxed sales being much hig her than previously and implying that states and local governments would be insolvent without these taxes. I've always felt practical aspects of ever y day life should dominate when interpreting the Constitution... not!
ill be available from outside the country (can you say China?) since this r uling now provides an even greater advantage to buying overseas which is st ill not taxed through the sellers. Until Trump creates a universal, all co untry import tax.
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h the hassle of collecting VAT for that country, but one you start selling more to that country you have to pay the VAT and compete on equal terms
I'm not familiar with VAT. I thought it wasn't handled the same as sales t ax. Is it collected by a vendor and then paid to the state? I guess I had the impression it was integrated into the price of the item rather than co llected as a separate item. Maybe I have this impression because VAT is pa id at each stage of the process but the only tax that shows is what is bein g added in a given transaction. So all VAT paid at earlier stages is hidde n and not indicated explicitly. A sales tax is only collected at the final retail sale.
What I'm wondering is how this ruling would be enforced. If a state mandat es a sales tax and a company doesn't have a presence in that state and does n't pay the tax, how can the state collect it from them?
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torsdag den 6. juni 2019 kl. 17.38.22 UTC+2 skrev Rick C:
ing about the topic of the post. So I'm getting even with a few posters he re who do that often.
Supreme Court ruled that a company selling $100,000 worth of goods or 200 sales must collect sales tax for the jurisdiction of the buyer even if they have no physical presence there. That sucks!
h Dakota, which is not common. The physical-presence rule of Quill was sta ted in the opinion to be "unsound and incorrect". This was based on such s ound legal arguments such as the revenue of such untaxed sales being much h igher than previously and implying that states and local governments would be insolvent without these taxes. I've always felt practical aspects of ev ery day life should dominate when interpreting the Constitution... not!
will be available from outside the country (can you say China?) since this ruling now provides an even greater advantage to buying overseas which is still not taxed through the sellers. Until Trump creates a universal, all country import tax.
good
ugh the hassle of collecting VAT for that country, but one you start sellin g more to that country you have to pay the VAT and compete on equal terms
tax. Is it collected by a vendor and then paid to the state? I guess I h ad the impression it was integrated into the price of the item rather than collected as a separate item. Maybe I have this impression because VAT is paid at each stage of the process but the only tax that shows is what is be ing added in a given transaction. So all VAT paid at earlier stages is hid den and not indicated explicitly. A sales tax is only collected at the fin al retail sale.
yes it is added at each stage, collected by a vendor and then paid to the s tate just pretend everything is a final retail sale, except that vendors can ded uct the VAT they pay buying stuff from the VAT they have to pay when sellin g it
i.e. buy 50? worth of stuff 10? of it is VAT, sell it for 1
00?, 20? is VAT, send 10? to the state
ates a sales tax and a company doesn't have a presence in that state and do esn't pay the tax, how can the state collect it from them?
If I buy from within EU it is the vendors responsibility to collect the VAT , if I buy outside EU the shipping company will take it through customs and c ollect at delivery (unless it slips by customs with sometimes happens from China, in my experience never from the US)
thing about the topic of the post. So I'm getting even with a few posters here who do that often.
he Supreme Court ruled that a company selling $100,000 worth of goods or 20
0 sales must collect sales tax for the jurisdiction of the buyer even if th ey have no physical presence there. That sucks!
rth Dakota, which is not common. The physical-presence rule of Quill was s tated in the opinion to be "unsound and incorrect". This was based on such sound legal arguments such as the revenue of such untaxed sales being much higher than previously and implying that states and local governments woul d be insolvent without these taxes. I've always felt practical aspects of every day life should dominate when interpreting the Constitution... not!
gs will be available from outside the country (can you say China?) since th is ruling now provides an even greater advantage to buying overseas which i s still not taxed through the sellers. Until Trump creates a universal, al l country import tax.
ty good
rough the hassle of collecting VAT for that country, but one you start sell ing more to that country you have to pay the VAT and compete on equal terms
es tax. Is it collected by a vendor and then paid to the state? I guess I had the impression it was integrated into the price of the item rather tha n collected as a separate item. Maybe I have this impression because VAT i s paid at each stage of the process but the only tax that shows is what is being added in a given transaction. So all VAT paid at earlier stages is h idden and not indicated explicitly. A sales tax is only collected at the f inal retail sale.
state
educt the VAT they pay buying stuff from the VAT they have to pay when sell ing it
100?, 20? is VAT,
Ok, this is more clear. The VAT applied at any stage is on the TOTAL value of the item! That makes no sense to me. I thought it was only on the inc rease in value. So why have all the intermediate taxes at each stage rathe r than just the final tax and send it all to the state? I guess the interm ediate stages might not be in the same taxing jurisdiction...
ndates a sales tax and a company doesn't have a presence in that state and doesn't pay the tax, how can the state collect it from them?
AT,
collect at delivery (unless it slips by customs with sometimes happens fro m China, in my experience never from the US)
Sorry, I was switching back to the US system. I don't think the ruling by SCOTUS mentioned how it would be enforced. In international commerce all g oods entering a country have to pass through customs (which creates signifi cant costs). In the US we don't have anything like that for interstate com merce. Even if the state knows you sold goods across state lines, states d on't typically have authority to control companies outside their jurisdicti ons.
I'm wondering if this will result in the federal government stepping in to provide regulation and enforcement... which may be the first step to the fe ds deciding to take over the whole sales tax thing.
Taxes are very, very psychological in nature. If any one tax is too high, people raise a fuss and it gets rolled back. But add another small tax (th ey all start out small) and there is little noise. I have an electric bill in Maryland with something like a dozen charges on top of the actual cost of the electricity. One of them is not so little in my opinion and we get nothing for it... at all.
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On direct imports, who pays the VAT? The end-user?
If a distributor buys Chinese stuff cheap, and resells in Europe, how is the VAT handled?
I always thought the idea of VAT was silly, punishing people for creating value.
Is there VAT on services?
We don't pay state sales tax on things that are "for resale", like parts or subassemblies, and there is no Federal sales tax for us. Most of our customers are also exempt from sales tax.
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othing about the topic of the post. So I'm getting even with a few posters here who do that often.
the Supreme Court ruled that a company selling $100,000 worth of goods or 2
00 sales must collect sales tax for the jurisdiction of the buyer even if t hey have no physical presence there. That sucks!
orth Dakota, which is not common. The physical-presence rule of Quill was stated in the opinion to be "unsound and incorrect". This was based on suc h sound legal arguments such as the revenue of such untaxed sales being muc h higher than previously and implying that states and local governments wou ld be insolvent without these taxes. I've always felt practical aspects of every day life should dominate when interpreting the Constitution... not!
ngs will be available from outside the country (can you say China?) since t his ruling now provides an even greater advantage to buying overseas which is still not taxed through the sellers. Until Trump creates a universal, a ll country import tax.
tty good
hrough the hassle of collecting VAT for that country, but one you start sel ling more to that country you have to pay the VAT and compete on equal term s
les tax. Is it collected by a vendor and then paid to the state? I guess I had the impression it was integrated into the price of the item rather th an collected as a separate item. Maybe I have this impression because VAT is paid at each stage of the process but the only tax that shows is what is being added in a given transaction. So all VAT paid at earlier stages is hidden and not indicated explicitly. A sales tax is only collected at the final retail sale.
e state
deduct the VAT they pay buying stuff from the VAT they have to pay when sel ling it
r 100?, 20? is VAT,
andates a sales tax and a company doesn't have a presence in that state and doesn't pay the tax, how can the state collect it from them?
VAT,
d collect at delivery (unless it slips by customs with sometimes happens fr om China, in my experience never from the US)
So you don't like sales tax, you don't like income tax on companies. I sup pose you also would be opposed to taxes on wealth?
What taxes do you support? Any?
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torsdag den 6. juni 2019 kl. 19.31.14 UTC+2 skrev Rick C:
nothing about the topic of the post. So I'm getting even with a few poster s here who do that often.
the Supreme Court ruled that a company selling $100,000 worth of goods or
200 sales must collect sales tax for the jurisdiction of the buyer even if they have no physical presence there. That sucks!
North Dakota, which is not common. The physical-presence rule of Quill was stated in the opinion to be "unsound and incorrect". This was based on su ch sound legal arguments such as the revenue of such untaxed sales being mu ch higher than previously and implying that states and local governments wo uld be insolvent without these taxes. I've always felt practical aspects o f every day life should dominate when interpreting the Constitution... not!
ings will be available from outside the country (can you say China?) since this ruling now provides an even greater advantage to buying overseas which is still not taxed through the sellers. Until Trump creates a universal, all country import tax.
etty good
through the hassle of collecting VAT for that country, but one you start se lling more to that country you have to pay the VAT and compete on equal ter ms
ales tax. Is it collected by a vendor and then paid to the state? I guess I had the impression it was integrated into the price of the item rather t han collected as a separate item. Maybe I have this impression because VAT is paid at each stage of the process but the only tax that shows is what i s being added in a given transaction. So all VAT paid at earlier stages is hidden and not indicated explicitly. A sales tax is only collected at the final retail sale.
he state
deduct the VAT they pay buying stuff from the VAT they have to pay when se lling it
or 100?, 20? is VAT,
ue of the item! That makes no sense to me. I thought it was only on the i ncrease in value. So why have all the intermediate taxes at each stage rat her than just the final tax and send it all to the state? I guess the inte rmediate stages might not be in the same taxing jurisdiction...
it is basically on the increase in value because you only pay the differenc e between the VAT you paid and the VAT you have to charge
and if you have to scrap something and never sell it you get the VAT back
torsdag den 6. juni 2019 kl. 20.59.45 UTC+2 skrev John Larkin:
othing about the topic of the post. So I'm getting even with a few posters here who do that often.
the Supreme Court ruled that a company selling $100,000 worth of goods or 2
00 sales must collect sales tax for the jurisdiction of the buyer even if t hey have no physical presence there. That sucks!
orth Dakota, which is not common. The physical-presence rule of Quill was stated in the opinion to be "unsound and incorrect". This was based on suc h sound legal arguments such as the revenue of such untaxed sales being muc h higher than previously and implying that states and local governments wou ld be insolvent without these taxes. I've always felt practical aspects of every day life should dominate when interpreting the Constitution... not!
ngs will be available from outside the country (can you say China?) since t his ruling now provides an even greater advantage to buying overseas which is still not taxed through the sellers. Until Trump creates a universal, a ll country import tax.
tty good
hrough the hassle of collecting VAT for that country, but one you start sel ling more to that country you have to pay the VAT and compete on equal term s
les tax. Is it collected by a vendor and then paid to the state? I guess I had the impression it was integrated into the price of the item rather th an collected as a separate item. Maybe I have this impression because VAT is paid at each stage of the process but the only tax that shows is what is being added in a given transaction. So all VAT paid at earlier stages is hidden and not indicated explicitly. A sales tax is only collected at the final retail sale.
e state
deduct the VAT they pay buying stuff from the VAT they have to pay when sel ling it
r 100?, 20? is VAT,
andates a sales tax and a company doesn't have a presence in that state and doesn't pay the tax, how can the state collect it from them?
VAT,
d collect at delivery (unless it slips by customs with sometimes happens fr om China, in my experience never from the US)
if I order something from China I pay the VAT
they pay VAT on import
or alternatively only taxing those that actually make money
yes, there is VAT on almost everything
same for VAT, a company get the VAT back on stuff they buy and collect VAT on stuff they sell
California has no sales tax on services, which is probably because lawyers write the laws. If my car gets repaired, the parts are taxed but the labor isn't.
One thing I like about sales tax as a source of government revenue is that imports get taxed at the same rate as domestic production. Chinese companies don't pay all the many taxes that US ones do.
And I like that it's in plain sight at the point of sales, instead of hidden like VAT. Prices for stuff here are usually shown pre-tax, and the taxes are added on at time of sale.
Lots of things don't have sales tax. Food, houses, stuff like that.
Well, a cold or "warm" sandwich has no sales tax, but a "hot" sandwich does. I buy the "warm" corned beef sandwich.
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torsdag den 6. juni 2019 kl. 21.55.40 UTC+2 skrev John Larkin:
y nothing about the topic of the post. So I'm getting even with a few post ers here who do that often.
c. the Supreme Court ruled that a company selling $100,000 worth of goods o r 200 sales must collect sales tax for the jurisdiction of the buyer even i f they have no physical presence there. That sucks!
. North Dakota, which is not common. The physical-presence rule of Quill w as stated in the opinion to be "unsound and incorrect". This was based on such sound legal arguments such as the revenue of such untaxed sales being much higher than previously and implying that states and local governments would be insolvent without these taxes. I've always felt practical aspects of every day life should dominate when interpreting the Constitution... no t!
things will be available from outside the country (can you say China?) sinc e this ruling now provides an even greater advantage to buying overseas whi ch is still not taxed through the sellers. Until Trump creates a universal , all country import tax.
pretty good
o through the hassle of collecting VAT for that country, but one you start selling more to that country you have to pay the VAT and compete on equal t erms
sales tax. Is it collected by a vendor and then paid to the state? I gue ss I had the impression it was integrated into the price of the item rather than collected as a separate item. Maybe I have this impression because V AT is paid at each stage of the process but the only tax that shows is what is being added in a given transaction. So all VAT paid at earlier stages is hidden and not indicated explicitly. A sales tax is only collected at t he final retail sale.
the state
an deduct the VAT they pay buying stuff from the VAT they have to pay when selling it
for 100?, 20? is VAT,
e mandates a sales tax and a company doesn't have a presence in that state and doesn't pay the tax, how can the state collect it from them?
he VAT,
and collect at delivery (unless it slips by customs with sometimes happens from China, in my experience never from the US)
same with VAT
like tips it is just an excuse to write a lower price on the sign, here the price on the sign is the price you have to pay.
in some countries the VAT is lower on things like food
about the topic of the post. So I'm getting even with a few posters here w ho do that often.
reme Court ruled that a company selling $100,000 worth of goods or 200 sale s must collect sales tax for the jurisdiction of the buyer even if they hav e no physical presence there. That sucks!
kota, which is not common. The physical-presence rule of Quill was stated in the opinion to be "unsound and incorrect". This was based on such sound legal arguments such as the revenue of such untaxed sales being much highe r than previously and implying that states and local governments would be i nsolvent without these taxes. I've always felt practical aspects of every day life should dominate when interpreting the Constitution... not!
l be available from outside the country (can you say China?) since this rul ing now provides an even greater advantage to buying overseas which is stil l not taxed through the sellers. Until Trump creates a universal, all coun try import tax.
I don't enjoy paying more, but the brick and mortar stores are already suffering greatly trying to compete with the internet. When some out of state seller, someone in China can sell you a $500 item with no sales tax, what do you think that does for the local store? And people come into the store, check it out, ask questions, then proceed to buy it tax free on the internet.
Another part of that, something Trump should fix, though I haven't seen anyone talking about it, is the way the Post Office and US sellers that ship by mail are getting screwed by China. Look on Ebay for things like cables, fitting, o-rings, small thumb drives, etc and you'll find vendors in China selling them for $1 with free shipping. I sell things on Ebay and the cheapest I can mail anything other than a letter is $2.70. So, how can that be? Well in the 1800s the post offices of the world got together and signed an international agreement where the receiving country has to deliver it at the same cost that it would cost the sending country to deliver it. So China has very low mailing costs intermally, likely because they are deliberately doing that to screw foreign countries, to give their vendors an advantage. And the US Post Office, that's losing money, delivers the Chinese goods!
This is an example of something very wrong, that was brought to the attention of the feds decades ago, but no one gave a damn to fix it. It was some guy in America who came up with a travel mug design, he was selling it for like $7 plus shipping. Chinese vendors knocked it off, violated his patents, and started selling it for less with free shipping. He tried to get the govt to help him, but no one cared.
g about the topic of the post. So I'm getting even with a few posters here who do that often.
upreme Court ruled that a company selling $100,000 worth of goods or 200 sa les must collect sales tax for the jurisdiction of the buyer even if they h ave no physical presence there. That sucks!
Dakota, which is not common. The physical-presence rule of Quill was state d in the opinion to be "unsound and incorrect". This was based on such sou nd legal arguments such as the revenue of such untaxed sales being much hig her than previously and implying that states and local governments would be insolvent without these taxes. I've always felt practical aspects of ever y day life should dominate when interpreting the Constitution... not!
ill be available from outside the country (can you say China?) since this r uling now provides an even greater advantage to buying overseas which is st ill not taxed through the sellers. Until Trump creates a universal, all co untry import tax.
On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 5:13:20 PM UTC-4, Lasse Langwadt Christensen w rote:
ing about the topic of the post. So I'm getting even with a few posters he re who do that often.
Supreme Court ruled that a company selling $100,000 worth of goods or 200 sales must collect sales tax for the jurisdiction of the buyer even if they have no physical presence there. That sucks!
h Dakota, which is not common. The physical-presence rule of Quill was sta ted in the opinion to be "unsound and incorrect". This was based on such s ound legal arguments such as the revenue of such untaxed sales being much h igher than previously and implying that states and local governments would be insolvent without these taxes. I've always felt practical aspects of ev ery day life should dominate when interpreting the Constitution... not!
will be available from outside the country (can you say China?) since this ruling now provides an even greater advantage to buying overseas which is still not taxed through the sellers. Until Trump creates a universal, all country import tax.
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Here is the relevant part:
In recent years UPU members have encountered serious problems triggered by the enormous increase in e-commerce originating from the Far East, where th e terminal dues do not cover the unit costs of delivery in the destination countries, and the volumes are so big that the losses cannot be compensated by better terminal dues from other traffic. In 2016, a new remuneration sy stem was implemented with a focus on e-commerce,[13] but while the 2016 ref orm balanced the costs to the delivery services, postage costs for shippers are still asymmetric. As of 2018, US companies pay more than twice as much to mail an item from a US plant to a US customer than does a manufacturer in China to mail an item to a US customer.[14][15][16]
On October 17, 2018, the United States declared its withdrawal from the UPU , effective October 17, 2019, with the US planning to switch to self-declar ed rates.[17]
So, sounds like finally something is being done and it took Trump to do it. They say the difference is more than 2X. From what I see it could be a lot more, eg selling a thing that comes in a small packet or box from China for $1 including shipping.
y nothing about the topic of the post. So I'm getting even with a few post ers here who do that often.
c. the Supreme Court ruled that a company selling $100,000 worth of goods o r 200 sales must collect sales tax for the jurisdiction of the buyer even i f they have no physical presence there. That sucks!
. North Dakota, which is not common. The physical-presence rule of Quill w as stated in the opinion to be "unsound and incorrect". This was based on such sound legal arguments such as the revenue of such untaxed sales being much higher than previously and implying that states and local governments would be insolvent without these taxes. I've always felt practical aspects of every day life should dominate when interpreting the Constitution... no t!
things will be available from outside the country (can you say China?) sinc e this ruling now provides an even greater advantage to buying overseas whi ch is still not taxed through the sellers. Until Trump creates a universal , all country import tax.
pretty good
o through the hassle of collecting VAT for that country, but one you start selling more to that country you have to pay the VAT and compete on equal t erms
sales tax. Is it collected by a vendor and then paid to the state? I gue ss I had the impression it was integrated into the price of the item rather than collected as a separate item. Maybe I have this impression because V AT is paid at each stage of the process but the only tax that shows is what is being added in a given transaction. So all VAT paid at earlier stages is hidden and not indicated explicitly. A sales tax is only collected at t he final retail sale.
the state
an deduct the VAT they pay buying stuff from the VAT they have to pay when selling it
for 100?, 20? is VAT,
e mandates a sales tax and a company doesn't have a presence in that state and doesn't pay the tax, how can the state collect it from them?
he VAT,
and collect at delivery (unless it slips by customs with sometimes happens from China, in my experience never from the US)
A rose by any other name. Maryland doesn't have a sales tax on autos. But they charge a 6% tax when registering it. Every state I know of has taxes on real estate. They may not call it "sales tax", but who cares? In most places houses have a rather significant tax when buying them.
That's an issue of not wanting to tax the poor so in general food is not ta xed unless it is considered to be more of a luxury item, meaning it is boug ht in a restaurant. Maryland has no tax on food in a grocery store (not su re about precooked items) but you are taxed in restaurants. In Virginia th ey drop the tax rate to half on food in a grocery store. On the other hand local jurisdictions have the option of piggyback taxing restaurants so tha t most locations charge 11% total tax.
No small part of the SCOTUS decision in this case was that with modern comp uting capabilities it should be a snap to know every tax in every jurisdict ion for each vendor to charge. Clearly this will result in service compani es to provide that capability not unlike the several credit card processors for business.
It should be a snap to allow these companies to aggregate all the taxes you pay. At one time you could deduct all your taxes on your federal return, but alas, no more. Still, it would be highly educational to see just what taxes you pay.
One I love is the "franchise fee" paid to cable operators. Why isn't that listed as a tax?
g about the topic of the post. So I'm getting even with a few posters here who do that often.
upreme Court ruled that a company selling $100,000 worth of goods or 200 sa les must collect sales tax for the jurisdiction of the buyer even if they h ave no physical presence there. That sucks!
Dakota, which is not common. The physical-presence rule of Quill was state d in the opinion to be "unsound and incorrect". This was based on such sou nd legal arguments such as the revenue of such untaxed sales being much hig her than previously and implying that states and local governments would be insolvent without these taxes. I've always felt practical aspects of ever y day life should dominate when interpreting the Constitution... not!
ill be available from outside the country (can you say China?) since this r uling now provides an even greater advantage to buying overseas which is st ill not taxed through the sellers. Until Trump creates a universal, all co untry import tax.
What is your point?
I don't believe that is the rule anymore. In any event, China has to pay t he USPS a bunch of money every year for the mail we deliver.
I dug around a bit and there is some truth to what you say, but your facts are all wrong. Fees were added to the treaty in 1969. Prior to that this was free. These fees were often not as high as charged to US customers. H owever, this is regular mail with no tracking. People want tracking now so the USPS has created a service called "ePacket" which includes tracking. This has a better result for the USPS. Also, rates have increased 13% ever y year from 2014 to 2017. The article in the Washington Post says, "the US PS actually makes an operating profit on this kind of international mail".
Even so, the actual total cost is not very high. It is literally chump cha nge in Washington.
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That's not the way it works.
Do you expect the US government to get involved in patent dispute cases??? That is a civil matter. The US government has taken actions to get the Ch inese government to do more to enforce patents, trademarks and copyright.
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thing about the topic of the post. So I'm getting even with a few posters here who do that often.
he Supreme Court ruled that a company selling $100,000 worth of goods or 20
0 sales must collect sales tax for the jurisdiction of the buyer even if th ey have no physical presence there. That sucks!
rth Dakota, which is not common. The physical-presence rule of Quill was s tated in the opinion to be "unsound and incorrect". This was based on such sound legal arguments such as the revenue of such untaxed sales being much higher than previously and implying that states and local governments woul d be insolvent without these taxes. I've always felt practical aspects of every day life should dominate when interpreting the Constitution... not!
gs will be available from outside the country (can you say China?) since th is ruling now provides an even greater advantage to buying overseas which i s still not taxed through the sellers. Until Trump creates a universal, al l country import tax.
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y the enormous increase in e-commerce originating from the Far East, where the terminal dues do not cover the unit costs of delivery in the destinatio n countries, and the volumes are so big that the losses cannot be compensat ed by better terminal dues from other traffic. In 2016, a new remuneration system was implemented with a focus on e-commerce,[13] but while the 2016 r eform balanced the costs to the delivery services, postage costs for shippe rs are still asymmetric. As of 2018, US companies pay more than twice as mu ch to mail an item from a US plant to a US customer than does a manufacture r in China to mail an item to a US customer.[14][15][16]
PU, effective October 17, 2019, with the US planning to switch to self-decl ared rates.[17]
If you read the above carefully, you will see a false comparison. The comp arison is end to end rates. Do you really expect the Chinese or anyone els e to raise their rates for shipping to match what US customers pay? That w ould be like telling Hyundai they had to pay their workers as much as we pa y auto workers in the US!
The funny part is that by raising the rates to mail packages from outside t he US, we are passing on extra costs to US buyers with little improvement i n the competitiveness of US products. Do you really expect to see flash dr ives or USB cables or anything else that is typically sold from foreign mar kets to be sole more here? We lost the manufacturing battle a long time ag o. We ain't winning that war.
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This decision was loosely based on a report inaugurated in August 2016 (remember Obama?) who made their recommendations in Sept, 2016:
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Previously this report came out which led to the above Hudson Report:
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However when you withdraw from international agreements unilaterally then why should anyone deal with you (the United States)? Your country will find it is much harder to get agreements with nations who were friendly to you.
A school yard bully gets his own way for a while - until everyone gangs up on him/her. Which a lot of people in the USA are simply ignoring as a consequence of these decisions. Your government is burning all your bridges on the international stage.
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