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Amazon, California reach agreement in sales tax battle

09/12/2011 - 11:18 - 2076 reads

Lawmakers in California say they've reached a truce with Amazon in a contentious disagreement over whether the online bookseller should collect state sales tax.

Sales tax update: Amazon ends California and Connecticut Associates Programs

06/30/2011 - 02:23 - 5255 reads

Amazon.com has ended its associate affiliation programs with online retailers in Connecticut and California in response to restrictive sales tax legislation.

Amazon's State Tax Planning: Follow-Up Commentary

03/14/2011 - 09:47 - 1201 reads

In a recent post, I asked whether Amazon's state tax planning was aggressive or tax avoidance or tax evasion. In all honesty, without knowing all of the details, I can't tell you what category their tax planning falls into. However, I would gather to say that their state tax planning is probably not tax avoidance or tax evasion. It is most likely just utilizing the state tax laws to their benefit. Not illegal, n

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Report indicates big increase in state sales taxes

10/18/2010 - 11:50 - 2545 reads

State governments have boosted sales tax rates to the highest levels in 28 years, according to a new report by Vertex, an enterprise tax software company.

Amazon denies North Carolina’s request for tax-related information

05/11/2010 - 17:35 - 3782 reads

North Carolina has raised the ire of online retailer Amazon by beginning an audit of its compliance with state sales and use tax laws.

Managing sales and use tax compliance getting harder for small businesses

03/31/2010 - 15:08 - 4418 reads

Just staying on top of the 8,000 different state and local tax rates and a thousand changes that are made every year by state legislatures is a huge challenge for small and mid-sized business in normal times.

The Internet nexus sales tax debate continues

02/22/2010 - 11:43 - 9876 reads - 2 comments

While the precise amount of sales tax revenue that is lost through online retailing may be in question, there is little doubt that the amounts are large enough to warrant attention by state budget directors who are looking for money.