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Online retailers may have to charge sales tax if Senate vote passes

Online retailers may have to charge sales tax if Senate vote passes
  • Posted May 6, 2013, 11:00 AM by Dave LeClair | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • The United States Senate is set to vote on whether online retailers should be forced to charge sales tax on all purchases, regardless if the buyer lives in a state where the retailer has a physical location or not, according…

Vote on US Internet sales tax bill nears: Marketplace Fairness Act

Vote on US Internet sales tax bill nears: Marketplace Fairness Act
  • Posted April 22, 2013, 12:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • The U.S. Senate is poised to vote on the Marketplace Fairness Act -- an innocuously named piece of legislation which is actually an initiative to implement a nation-wide sales tax. Essentially, the MFA doesn't create a federal sales tax, but…

Amazon to begin collecting sales tax in Massachusetts, Nov 2013

Amazon to begin collecting sales tax in Massachusetts, Nov 2013
  • Posted December 12, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Slowly but surely, it appears Amazon is losing the battle against collecting state sales tax on purchases made through its website. Massachusetts is the latest in a growing list of places where Amazon must charge sales tax on the goods it…

California residents stocking up at Amazon ahead of sales tax deadline

California residents stocking up at Amazon ahead of sales tax deadline
  • Posted September 6, 2012, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web
  • Amazon will begin collecting sales tax on purchases made by residents of California in just over a week, prompting many tech-savvy buyers to stock up on household goods and pull the trigger on big-ticket purchases like notebook computers and cameras.…

Amazon to collect Texas sales tax in July, Nevada in 2014

Amazon to collect Texas sales tax in July, Nevada in 2014
  • Posted April 30, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Amazon has reached an agreement with the state of Texas which will allow them to continue doing business there but at a cost -- Amazon will begin collecting sales tax from Texas residents starting July 1, 2012. Texas is the seventh…

Amazon strongly supports online sales tax, but with provisions

Amazon strongly supports online sales tax, but with provisions
  • Posted November 30, 2011, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Amazon has fought hard to dodge sales tax bullets fired by several states, including California, New York and Connecticut. The debate has been over whether or not such requirements jibe with existing federal and state commerce laws and in a couple…

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