Free Talk Live - sales tax

Amazon, other Web retailers start collecting California sales tax

EtotheRic — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 03:53:17 +0000

SACRAMENTO — The days of most tax-free Internet shopping in California are over.

After years of controversy, the world's largest online retailer, Amazon.com Inc., was set to begin collecting state and local sales taxes on California purchases at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Depending on where you live, sales taxes in the state range from 7.25% to 9.75%.

Don’t Tell Us Amazon May Be Forced to Start Charging Sales Tax

XD45 — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:47:39 +0000

At the end of June, a bill will be floated at Capitol Hill, proposing Amazon start collecting sales tax from its customers. Meaning, in essence, that online shopping could become more expensive.

Hell no, we won't go... out of our way to collect sales taxes

assawyer — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:42:05 +0000

Amazon is no fan of collecting state sales taxes, and it's ready to play hardball once again in its attempt to avoid the levy. An e-mail sent from the company to all of its Illinois affiliates this morning warns that, should Illinois Governor Pat Quinn sign a just-passed tax bill, Amazon is cutting off every affiliate in Illinois.

Federal judge: First Amendment protects Amazon buyers' data

assawyer — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:12:25 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. — Lists that identify the books, music and movies individual customers bought from online retailer Amazon.com Inc. are protected from North Carolina tax collectors, a federal judge has ruled.