As I have done for the past few years, I’ll be turning over the blog to my readers for the last week in August. But this year, I’m doing things a little differently. I received so many submissions last year that I have to put some brakes on the numbers of submissions I’ll be posting….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Today marks what is traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year in the US. The day after Thanksgiving is referred to as Black Friday because the volume of sales switches most stores from the red (in the hole) to the black (profitable). This year, holiday sales are expected to be the best in a…
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…
Taxpayer asks: We think we might need some tax advice, regarding the teen’s CD. Obviously we’re charging sales tax (.0655%) so that his $9.99 CD sells for $10.65… but that’s IL tax. Do we have to worry about other states’ taxes if someone from another state orders from him? Taxgirl says: The short answer is…