Sandy Springs Looks To Address Tax Woes
Some retailers are charging people Atlanta sales tax in their Sandy Springs stores.
Sandy Springs wants its own, separate zip code.
Shy of the 15-year mark, Sandy Springs became a city in 2005. But it still shares the majority of its ZIP codes with the city of Atlanta.
Mayor Rusty Paul said this is why some retailers are charging people Atlanta sales tax in their Sandy Springs stores. He explained businesses use software based on U.S. postal designations.
“It’s ludicrous that the postal system doesn’t acknowledge the vote of the people to create a city they still designate Sandy Springs as Atlanta and it leads to these kinds of real problems,” Paul said.
He also said there’s a possibility some stores aren’t charging enough either. Sandy Springs officials report the city is about 20-percent short of the money it was supposed to get from the TSPLOST that took effect April 1.
But Congress has to approve ZIP code changes. The mayor hopes to see a bill introduced for his city soon.
Reporter Newspapers uncovered the sales tax discrepancies earlier this year.
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