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Old 05-25-2016, 08:03 AM   #13
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I am guessing they want to be able to catch people in the act of not collecting tax and have the right to do so. Look at some of the renewals on VRBO or homeaway. Some are rented all summer long 4 months out of the year for Thousands a week.

Not saying they should/shouldn't be able to collect it, but looking at where this might be coming from, hotels no they are pretty much booked all season long, but maybe they will be able to raise their rates if private renters are deterred from renting out their place

I think it is the state trying to do a revenue grab of what they were supposed to be collecting anyways but had no way to check and balance it. Now this law will allow them to check and balance. Funny thing is the money they collect will just go to the 4 or 6 new cushy jobs they will have to put in place to set up the check and balance system rendering less money to the state after benefits, retirement and everything else

sometimes you should let sleeping dogs lie, or better yet stop cutting the nose off to spite the face.

The folks in government always only see what is in front of them and not the big picture, I don't know maybe it might be because most of them have never owned a business or worked in large companies or ran their own businesses, or maybe just because they see an opportunity to grab revenue and don't look at the consequences.

There is already a rule on the books for this, if people don't follow it, the onus on them and the violations they can rack up. This is like the Feds putting out the Revenuers on the Bootleggers back in the 20s and 30s.
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