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Comment by btilly

Wait until you get into the complexities of taxation.

If you think you know them, pay attention to https://twitter.com/aotearoa_ben/status/1526786701750050817.

That's a law that changes the tax rate if

1. The purchase happens in Texas. 2. The payment cleared in a specific 2 day period. 3. The item cost < $100. The cost of shipping has to be included in the item's cost. 4. The item falls into specific categories that almost certainly don't match whatever categorization system you are attempting to use.

Seriously, calling out just one example, https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/publications/98-490/scho... points out that a kit containing school supplies qualifies as long as the cost of the qualifying school supply items in it exceeds the cost of the non-qualifying items. I guarantee that you don't have a category for that in your accounting system...

parent btilly 4 years ago

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