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What with the changing local tax rates nearly annually (at least)software updates will be necessary OR the rates for an order location could be checked at the time of sale to ensure the rate is correct. But of course that would necessitate that all municipalities have internet assessable data. Neither of these are 'no added expense'. It has been my experience with such software that the updates are annoying AND expensive (comparatively).
In order to take advantage of this law, a state must agree to a Sales and Use Tax Agreement. This agreement sets out the rules stating how often and when a state can change it's rates. It also requires the state to make the new rate schedule available for downloading. The software is set to automatically check and download the new tax schedules and takes no effort on the part of the vendor. The updates are free as is the software.
The updates you refer to as annoying are software updates. These updates are not software updates. They're just downloading of a file. Piece of cake. You download data all the time (every time you open a page on the internet)