RE: Laws on ebay stores

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Just a quick word.  In SOME states/provinces if you sell goods direct to consummers - there may be a clause that at a specified amount per year - you have to apply for and collect local taxes - even though you do not have any presents (brick and morter or office or virual).

I know in Manitoba Canada - if within Canada you sell more than $30,000 in taxable good or more a year (to a consumer where the tax should have been collected from) direct to comsumer residing in this province - you are required to apply for the local RST and collect it where it is required.  Even if your store/shipping location is not in Manitoba.  If shipping outside of Canada - this and other taxes is collected from the comsumer from the customs clearing broker/boarder crossing.  Generally it is up to the consumer - if he purchased an item and had that shipped to him and did not pay the local RST - then he is obligated to pay the RST on in.

Note: this is what it said - however they (Manitoba RST department) does not/can not audit out of province companies.  Thus this is very empty part of the law.