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by gwright 2921 days ago
It is way more complicated than just 10,000 jurisdictions:

    - mapping an address to one or more jurisdictions
    - digital deliveries might not have a shipping address
    - tax rates often depend on the type of product
    - product types have different definitions in different jurisdictions
    - some taxes are time dependent (back to school tax holidays)
    - some buyers are exempt in some jurisdictions for some products