Re: [atlarge-discuss] California Senate Approves Net Tax Bill

["J-F C. (Jefsey) Morfin" <jefsey@club-internet.fr>]

On 10:29 11/05/03, Jeff Williams said:
> >From the below article you quote James:
> "State Senator Alpert issued a press  release Thursday stating the bill 
> passed and that it clarified "that an out-of-state retailer is obligated 
> to collect tax on sales to California customers if it has
> representatives operating in the state who repair or service property 
> bought from the retailer; it has an ownership interest in a California 
> business; or it sells the same products under the same name as the 
> California business
Seems that more or less every business on earth may be said to fall in such 
lose categories?
What is a retailer on the net?  Is someone with a link on his site a retailer?
What is a representative nowadays. TIA may say that you got an e-mail with 
the retailer.
What is an ownership interest? If I purchased some stock, or I am on a Fund 
whch purchased... TIA will know, I will not.
Is it my Franglish? but products are plural and name is singular. In French 
it would mean we talk about a product line? What is a name? Generic or TM 
(car or Ford mdel so and so)?
But most of all, how di I know that this is a California customer without 
asking TIA?

All these questions will have an impact since other states will copy or 
retaliate (as you know USA were condemned by WTO for 10 billions to 
Europe). This may mare the net, or lead it to be in some case a few large 
extranets.
jfc





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