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More States Eye Amazon Sales Tax Deal

18 September 2011

So who didn’t see this coming? With the ink barely dry on California’s internet sales tax deal with Amazon, other states are chatting up a similar idea. Even states that were willing to sit this one out – like Florida – are beginning to talk. An Op-Ed in The Ledger is suggesting that California’s coup may [...]

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“Amazon Tax” Repealed Under New Law

10 September 2011

Talk about down to the wire… The Amazon deal is so fresh (it was passed after 10pm last night) that you can’t find much in the way of confirmation yet on the web. In fact, the California legislature has the bill, AB 155, listed as “in assembly” since the vote taken on yesterday is still [...]

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Clock Ticking on Amazon Deal

9 September 2011

Yesterday, the web lit up early (including on my site) with commentary about Amazon.com’s supposed tax deal with the State of California. And then… crickets. The deal was supposedly hammered out on late Wednesday but no solid details about the controversial plan were released. Representatives on both sides weren’t all that chatty but indicated that [...]

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Dramatic Turnabout in Amazon’s Fight with California

8 September 2011

So wow. Granted, I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night due the storms in my area (stay safe, Philly!) but I was rubbing my eyes at the headlines this morning for another reason: Amazon may be cutting a deal with the State of California. It’s being widely reported that Amazon may be close [...]

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Back to School: Online Sales Tax and Amazon

7 September 2011

My oldest daughter is an over-achiever. Point in fact: she was doing her book report this morning (it’s due September 19) even though she doesn’t have the book yet. She was coming up with a concept, you know, just so that she’d be ready. The missing book was quite the point of contention. It wasn’t [...]

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Amazon Fights Back Against Online Sales Tax Law

13 July 2011

Quick, show of hands: who wants to pay more in taxes? That’s what I thought. Clearly, Amazon.com is right. The online retail giant is planning on asking voters to chime in on whether they want to pay more in taxes. Okay, not exactly. They’re really asking voters in California to overturn the controversial new state law requiring [...]

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California Steps Up Efforts to Tax Online Sales

3 June 2011

So I’m not one for “I told you so” but… Okay, who are we kidding? I totally am. About two and a half years ago, I suggested that California, despite its reputation as a mecca for start-up, tech and internet based businesses, might consider aggressively pursuing existing sales tax laws in an effort to draw [...]

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SC Says No to Amazon.com: What Now?

28 April 2011

So wow. Color me completely shocked. Okay, not completely. But shocked. South Carolina legislators said no to Amazon.com’s bid for a sales tax exemption. And it was a big no. The vote wasn’t even close: 71 no votes to 47 yes votes. It was a pretty sound denial. The plan, as outlined a few days [...]

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Amazon Does Cayce: Will Porn Keep the Online Giant Out of SC?

25 April 2011

Amazon.com is upping the stakes in its quest to avoid sales tax on online sales. The online sales giant has promised to build a distribution center in Cayce, South Carolina (just west of Columbia) that will reportedly create 1,200 jobs in the first year alone. But. And it’s a big but. The company wants assurances [...]

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Even Sales Tax Bills Are Bigger in Texas

26 October 2010

Everyone has that moment when they get a bill and think, “Oh my gosh, how am I going to pay for this?” Just imagine how Amazon.com felt when it received a bill in August of this year for – wait for it – $269 million from the state of Texas. The bill represents what the [...]

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