[Hidden-tech] IT tax coming -- did you know ?

[David Korpiewski]

Does anyone know how I can get a sales tax ID?  I've been in business 
for 12 year but haven't sold anything except my computer services so I 
haven't gotten a sales tax ID before.  If I'm supposed to start 
collecting taxes next week, I am not even set up for that.   Is this a 
simple process or something I have to get lawyer to set up? :-P

I assume non-profits are exempt from this tax still?  Most of my work is 
for non-profits.  Don't I have to get a tax exempt form from them? What 
do I do with it, send it to the state?

Damn state!

Thanks,
David





On 7/25/2013 7:12 PM, Paul Stallman wrote:
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> This Tax is so vaguely described for something I'm supposed to start
> collecting on next week.  Unlike a product that you physically sell at a
> location or ship to a state, how will it be determined who should pay
> the "services" tax.  Do I have to collect for my California clients?
>   What if I'm hosting a website but it's not hosted in MA, then do I
> still have to collect?  If a website counts what about email marketing?
>   What about SEO or doing a google Adwords campaign.  And does the
> graphic design portion of a website not get taxed but the development
> does?  And if I'm using wordpress am I really developing a website, or
> just changing settings and writing text.  Then again copywriting, is
> that taxable too because it's part of a website.
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> Wow this is some ill conceived tax law.
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>  From now I'm selling apparel with a free website.
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>     The Boston section IEEE consultants network has been talking about
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