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In article <3qv71n$5de@ccnet3.ccnet.com>, tweek@ccnet.com (The R R M
Tweek) wrote:

>aahz@netcom.com (Mean Green Dancing Machine) writes:
>>
>>This is no longer true.  I can't be sure about FAO Schwarz, but I know
>>that other companies have been sued by California for sales tax if they
>>have any "presence" here at all; if FAO still follows this practice,
>>they're doing something illegal.
>
>It depends on the "type" of presence...  I remember when Calif first
>started being hard nosed about this... 

There is a discussion of this issue in the current issue of Business
Week.  Currently case law apparently allows sales tax collection only if
the company has "real" assets in the state (sales office, warehouse,
etc.).  As a result of Internet business, there is a move underway to
redefine doing business in a state to include electronic business.  You
might want to inform your representatives (state and Federal) about your
feelings on this subject.

-- 
Walt Milliken