New state revenue chief vows to collect sales tax on online buys :: WRAL.com:
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David Hoyle. The Taxman Cometh. |
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Revenue Secretary David Hoyle is on a mission to collect the sales tax on purchases North Carolina residents make from online retailers.
I'm not a fan of higher prices; however, the current system gives out-of-state businesses an unfair advantage over in-state businesses, and like it or not at checkout time, sales tax revenues fund services I don't think people really want to live without.