[asterisk-biz] Federal and State Surcharges and Taxes

[Alex Balashov]

Trixter aka Bret McDanel wrote:

> But generally most people asking questions here are asking about voip
> related services, and rather than fight it I just decided to play the
> odds and include information that would make it apparent that the
> federal taxes only apply to voip.  Based on your response that mission
> objective was accomplished since it was clear to you that it did apply
> to voip, and really little else.

To be sure, most things on the Asterisk business list conceptually 
adhere to VoIP;  no controversy there.  :-)

As to whether the question was about the obligations of a VoIP service 
provider, that was not clear at all, which is why I was surprised by 
your response.  People use Asterisk - and indeed, VoIP - in innumerable 
capacities, of which a communications service provider is only one 
conceivable option.

I would've been just as ready to assume that the question was about 
state / county sales tax and/or some liability of a federal character.

-- Alex

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