I know I shouldn't be shocked, but....

[The Dad Fisherman]

The state doesn't get the convenience charge...the company providing the service, in this case invoicecloud.com, receives the convenience charge.

They certainly aren't going to perform transactions for free.

....and those that want to pay the convenience charge from the comfort of their living room are welcome to pay the fee....those who want to walk to the mailbox don't have to.

[FishermanTim]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

The state doesn't get the convenience charge...the company providing the service, in this case invoicecloud.com, receives the convenience charge.

They certainly aren't going to perform transactions for free.

....and those that want to pay the convenience charge from the comfort of their living room are welcome to pay the fee....those who want to walk to the mailbox don't have to.

I have no problem mailing it in.
I was just surprised to see what they charge for the "convenience" fee.

The other slap in the face is that the state isn't processing the online payments themselves (which would have meant hiring someone IN Massachusetts) but rather send the business to another state.

So we are basically paying another state to process our state tax payment.

And the state is still scratching their empty heads wondering why they're always broke???

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

The other slap in the face is that the state isn't processing the online payments themselves

Then people would be bitching that the state hired someone to suck off the government teat and all they do is process excise tax....its a Lose/Lose situation.

This is the best case scenario...no benefits to pay anybody, and if people use the service they pay for it and if they don't use they don't pay for it.

and we're not paying another state to collect for us...we are paying a company to collect for us.

[FishermanTim]

OK, OK, I should have said "We're sending business to another state".

It's a shame we can't return the favor and do the same for some other states, but I guess one look at our "welfare" system would be a deterrent to any states wanting to do business with us.
I know the "state" isn't the one doing the actual work, but you do have to admit that the competancy of a business run in a state like Mass would be viewed as less than favorable.
Kind of like saying they are "guilty through association".

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

but you do have to admit that the competancy of a business run in a state like Mass would be viewed as less than favorable.
Kind of like saying they are "guilty through association".

I fail to see the logic in that.....there are plenty of fine businesses that operate in MA.....


So you're saying that you don't like all the taxes that MA is charging you, but any businesses that operate in MA are "less than favorable" even though the more businesses in MA that pay taxes and hire more people that pay taxes will help offset your overall tax bill.
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