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rglovertoday at 8:09 PM1 replyview on HN

Supposedly, but there was scant information about the what/why and small businesses were told compliance was mandatory and failure to comply would have been a felony (if memory serves). This is phenomenal news if you're an SMB. That would have caused a lot of grief for those unaware (most people were because rollout was slipshod at best).


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HWR_14today at 8:33 PM

The cost was filling out a form. Maybe you had to photocopy your ID.

And if I recall correctly it was only a felony to refuse to comply. The government sent letters that had to be ignored, etc.