On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:47:44 -0700, Robert Neville
wrote:

Ed Pawlowski wrote:

They are charging STATE taxes. Some have no tax, so it is maybe 48 or
so to collect.

Not even close. While most states have a base rate that applies across the
state, almost all of those states have additional amounts added from hundreds of
different taxing entities.

So the little village is SOL. The state gets their money and the local
has to figure out a better way. Once the state get their share, they
won't much give a damn about the small local taxing authorities
either.





You're missing the point. When a store opens, the company knows the location of
the store and the tax rates that apply to the store's location. What you want to
implement is not to know the rates that apply to that store, but to every
potential customer. You're talking orders of magnatude greater number of
possible rates.

Some chains have 3000 or 4000 stores. It is easier to setup a
computer at one location for 50 state than to set up 4000 local
systems. I think you have it backwards.