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From: ddodell@stjhmc.fidonet.org (David Dodell)
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Subject: Local/State Taxes
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Date: 24 Jul 90 05:52:37 GMT
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Randyd@microsoft writes:

 >using the Universal Card. These results do not include tax. Even more
 >interesting: ATT charged only federal excise tax. Sprint charges state
 >and local sales tax in addition to the federal excise tax. Since in
 >this location the state and local sales tax is about 8.7%, ATT starts
 >off with an 8.7% advantage!
    
Anyone have any idea why this is true, I would think that both would be 
subject to collecting the same taxes?
   

David

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