Newegg provided a statement on the recent tax controversy and I interviewed Connecticut Department of Revenue Services Kevin Sullivan in this first edition of what I plan to be a monthly podcast on various tech subjects. Search for Lon.TV in your favorite podcasting app!
VIDEO INDEX:
0:00 – Intro
02:20 – Background on the NewEgg sales tax controversy
03:55 – What Newegg sent to customers
05:33 – What DRS sent to Newegg
07:58 – Analysis: Newegg’s Official Statement
17:33 – Connecticut Tax Commissioner Kevin Sullivan Interview
19:33 – What choice was Newegg offered?
20:03 – Was Newegg subpoenaed?
20:43 – What if Newegg refused?
22:41 – Was there a “new law?”
25:58 – If a company complies no data requested
27:05 – Who did they go after?
29:17 – What did NewEgg collect?
29:45 – How to contest the tax bill
30:55 – What about foreign sellers like Gearbest?
31:31 – What about consumers who don’t know about the law?
33:16 – National implications, will more states follow?
35:34 – Third party sellers on websites that collect tax
37:20 – Where will sales tax go in the future?
LINKS:
CT Tax Statute Quoted by Newegg: http://lon.tv/newegglink1
2017 New Tax Laws: http://lon.tv/newegglink3
DRS Press Release on Use Tax: http://lon.tv/newegglink2
Colorado tax: http://lon.tv/coloradotax
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