Any telecommuting fpDevelopers watching this?

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com 
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf 
> Of Ron Kracht
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:22 AM
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: Any telecommuting fpDevelopers watching this?
> 
> Kenneth Brody wrote:
> 
> >Quoting Ron Kracht (Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:49:28 -0500):
> >[... New York taxing out-of-state telecommuters ...]
> >  
> >
> >>>As a New Yorker, I'm not surprised at this.  Last year the 
> state said 
> >>>you have to pay New York sales tax on items bought outside of the 
> >>>state but used within the state.  (And not just things 
> bought through 
> >>>the mail, but everything.  If you go on vacation and buy something 
> >>>and bring it back to New York, you need to pay New York sales tax.)
> >>>      
> >>>
> >[...]
> >  
> >
> >>That's not unique to NY.   KY has the same tax regulations as do I
> >>expect most other states.  Since no one is normally 
> tracking your out 
> >>of state purchases it's a regulation that is most often 
> enforced when 
> >>those purchases are discovered in the midst of some other 
> >>investigation and have significant value. They are a lot more 
> >>concerned about you crossing the state line to buy a new 
> car than they 
> >>are about the Mickey Mouse ears you brought back from Florida.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >True, but last year New York started enforcing it by 
> requiring you to 
> >declare these on your state income tax forms.
> >
> >You have the option of (a) claiming zero out-of-state purchases and 
> >paying zero taxes, (b) itemizing everything, or (c) paying 
> an "estimated"
> >sales tax based (I believe) on income.  I'm sure most people 
> simply pay 
> >the estimated taxes, fearing an audit will be triggered by 
> claiming zero.
> >Voila!  Instant extra tax income for the state.
> >
> >  
> >
> Once again - true of KY (for many years now) and a lot of 
> other states as well I'm sure.  If you haven't made any 
> significant out of state
> purchases I think you can be comfortable declaring $0.   For purchases
> of any significance you should keep receipts and declare them 
> - especially since they are likely to show up on your credit 
> card statements :-)

All the more reason to use Uncle Sam's Credit Card -> CASH.  :)

Businesses in NY are being hit with this clause as the state wants to collect
Use Taxes on items purchased from companies like CDW in Indiana which doesn't
collect out of state sales taxes.

Richard