Josh is correct, Alaska has no state taxes towards wisps. Just city sales taxes, and that's up to the city.
However, I just found out we need to have a specialty contractors license to do communications work in the state, which is a $5000 bond. :( On Tuesday, June 3, 2014, Josh Reynolds <j...@spitwspots.com> wrote: > We're going to pull our info from local and FCC-involved legal counsel, > as well as the borough tax office (as stated before, Alaska does not > collect state tax). We'll forward specific information (as a de-minimus > provider), as applies to us here in Alaska, on the WISPA-AK list for > reference. > > "Forum lawyers" (and "list-lawyers") have gotten many people in serious > trouble in the past. Thankfully, not us to this point. > > *Josh Reynolds* > Chief Information Officer > SPITwSPOTS > j...@spitwspots.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','j...@spitwspots.com');> > | www.spitwspots.com > On 06/03/2014 07:30 PM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: > > Yes, please do forward it ..... > > I believe you are confusing a few items together... > > Let me see if I can clarify:- > > 1. One needs to consult your State Taxing Authority, to determine what > type of Taxes you should be COLLECTING on behalf of the State , and > REMITTING to them, NO TWO STATES ARE ALIKE ! > > 2. One needs to "distinguish" between what they are selling to > their customers !.. Internet Access / PTP Transport / VOIP / etc. These > three items are the most commonly taxed items. Some States it is Sales Tax, > Other States it is Communication Taxes, there can also be a local County / > City component... (Note: There is Federal Law on the Books which exempts > ANY kind of Tax Collection on INTERNET SERVICE (only, it does not apply to > PTP Transport), with the exception of what was already in place by the 10 > Grandfathered States...) > > 3. If you are providing VOIP services / Telephone Services or Interstate > services, you have to File with the FCC, and they determine if you > are Eligible for them to tax you for USF.. (Very important note.. USF is a > TAX on Communication Services Providers ONLY... no one else, not end users, > not customers etc.... However the LAW allows a Communication Carrier to > RECOVER the USF Tax equivalent, from it's customer's Interstate / Long > Distance services. (Lots of little if's and or buts here)..lets not get > into the habit of confusing the tax with the recovery fee, they are > related, but not the same !..) > > 4. If you are a BUYER of Long Haul Transport, and or any Voice/LD > Services from another Carrier, You have the honor of Paying That Carrier > their USF Recovery Fee... (This is not a tax on you !!!, but you get to pay > it). However if you are a USF Contributing Eligible Carrier, who is not > de-minimus, i.e. you are sending money to USF , then you can use your 499 > ID, to get yourself OUT OF PAYING other Carriers USF Recovery Fee. (and > there may be one or two other entities with similar exemptions). > > > One has to be very careful when using the word TAX as in State Taxes or > Federal Taxes, because if these are not Collected and Remitted in the > prescribed manner, one is guilt of a very big crime....This is the major > reason why a lot of Telecom Bills will list extra items as FEES... not > TAXES.... > > Hope this helps. Sorry to come across harsh and blunt, but what you > originally wrote, was totally off... > > Regards. > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, FL 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Josh Reynolds" <j...@spitwspots.com> > *To: *wireless@wispa.org > *Sent: *Tuesday, June 3, 2014 9:21:46 PM > *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Sales Tax > > I am going to forward this to both our FCC lawyer, and local lawyer, to > get their opinions on this. > > We've been down this road several years ago I believe. I'll let everyone > know the results. > > For the records, we do not have interstate transport to us, just > intrastate, so we don't pay into any USF funds in any way, shape, or > form... at least not directly. Nor are we a VOIP > >
_______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
