As an incentive, participating merchants who use certain sales tax processing services get their tax collection costs subsidized and aren't held responsible for mistakes those services might make.

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But the important point is that the costs that tax collection imposes on us all will now be clearly be seen by those who design and impose taxes.

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Opponents say collection costs will be large perhaps 15% of the tax collected for small businesses.

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