<snip>
The issues surrounding sales tax calculations are exceptionally complicated,
and I do not believe that a simple rate lookup for a location is really
sufficient. I suppose it really depends on exactly who and what is being
taxed; goods or services, retail exempt, fully exempt, specialized
exemptions by purchaser's vocation, what is supposed to happen if shipping
from a "destination state" into an "origin state"?... Complicated doesn't
scratch the surface...
</snip>
Tell me about it. Years ago I worked for a wholesaler that sold books in
almost every state in the continental U.S. Some states taxed Bibles, some
did not. Some taxed religious books, others did not; then there was the
question of just what is a "religious" book, and it varied from state to
state. Not to mention local options; back then most local rules regarding
taxability matched the state rules. I recently worked on a tax application
that had to be implemented so that a prior employer could sell in the state
of Alabama. It was so convoluted that many of the local people couldn't
tell me what was taxable or at what rate: "Just do the best you can."
Hth,
-Eric DeLong
It is well this is so terrible! Otherwise we should grow to fond of it.
-Robert E. Lee, 13 December 1862, at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 12:26 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion; Non-Technical Discussion about
the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: i Tax Rate Software
Looking for recommendations for tax rate software that I can use from
an i based system. Can exist on the i (with appropriate updates and
such) or cloud based. Vendors feel free to contact me directly.
Thanks...
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