• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    We don’t have VAT in the US and we don’t track sales tax. This is from two sources. Immigrants that can use a tax ID number, and immigrants that cannot but still have taxes withheld from their paycheck. So the only effect is they can’t get a refund.

    • Wanderer@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      Holy shit you guys have sales tax? Really living in the 1800’s there.