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From: davids@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Dave Schreiber)
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Subject: Re: Sales Tax issues
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Date: 13 Jun 90 06:31:58 GMT
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In article <137142@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> cmcmanis@stpeter.Eng.Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes:
>Why would Commodore know anything about whether or not someone would
>have to pay sales tax? That isn't their problem, period. Call your

Excuse me?  Commodore collects the sales taxes;  it is very much their
problem.

>state board of equalization to figure out whether or not you have to
>pay sales tax. 

[...]

>Anyway, the answer is "Commodore can't give you a definitive answer
>because they don't know." You're local office of the State Board of
>Equalization will tell you what is legally required.

Again, since Commodore has taken responsibility for collecting the
sales taxes, they have to know who they need to charge.  I'd just
like to know what they know...

>--Chuck McManis					    Sun Microsystems


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