13 posts and columns on sales tax

Apple and Taxes: What the New York Times Missed

in News on April 30 at 11:01 am PT

Sunday’s New York Times story on the strategies Apple uses to minimize its tax bill missed a few key points worth considering.
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Amazon Paid You $5 to Leave a Store; Now eBay Is Giving You $10 to Return

in Commerce on December 15, 2011 at 10:20 pm PT

Price wars!
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Amazon Tells Lawmakers It Supports Sales Tax

in News on November 30, 2011 at 10:40 am PT

Amazon.com Inc. “strongly supports” federal legislation permitting states to collect state sales tax from Internet retailers, so long as few companies are permitted to duck the requirements, an Amazon executive said at a congressional hearing Wednesday.

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Amazon Wins Reprieve on California Tax in Exchange for Jobs

in Commerce on September 23, 2011 at 3:53 pm PT

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed compromise legislation granting Amazon.com Inc. a reprieve from collecting state sales tax after the company offered the promise of thousands of jobs, a development that comes as the online retail giant takes up a broader sales-tax fight on multiple fronts.

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Amazon Battles States Over Sales Tax

in Commerce on August 3, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest online retailer, hasn’t charged sales tax in most states since its founding in 1994. And it has taken some extreme measures to keep it that way.

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Overstock Ends Affiliate Marketing in Four States to Avoid Sales Tax

in Commerce on April 4, 2011 at 11:55 am PT

Overstock.com is no longer using affiliate advertising in four states to protest upcoming laws that will require online retailers to collect sales tax if they are marketing within state boundaries. The states are Rhode Island, New York, North Carolina and Illinois. Online retailers typically do not collect sales tax from customers in states where they do not have a physical presence, but the interpretation of presence is getting broader as states seek new revenue. Overstock will instead market directly to residents in those states by giving customers a credit worth about $30. In all, Overstock said, the program could cost about $4.5 million.

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Egypt, Al Gore and the .XXX Domain–Bill Clinton Keynotes ICANN in San Francisco

in News on March 17, 2011 at 1:34 am PT

Former President Bill Clinton addressed about 800 attendees last night at the 40th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, ICANN, at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. Luckily, the protesting porn stars aren’t due until today.

The Best and Worst States for Online Shopping

in Commerce on March 16, 2011 at 1:13 pm PT

Not all states are equal when it comes to shopping online. Here’s a list that ranks states in terms of how fast and how much it costs to get parcels to your front door.

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Amazon Takes Action in Illinois as War on Sales Taxes Continues

in News on March 11, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Amazon.com Inc.’s battle with state governments over sales taxes is escalating. The online retailer on Thursday took action in Illinois, as it had threatened to do, to counter a new law aimed at forcing online retailers to collect sales taxes in the state. Hawaii, North Carolina and Rhode Island have enacted similar laws, and California is weighing action.

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Amazon Partners Wooed By B&N

in News on February 15, 2011 at 8:40 am PT

Barnes & Noble Inc., seeking to take advantage of Amazon.com Inc.’s sales-tax battles with several states, is making a pitch to websites that direct traffic to its online rival, urging them to move their business to BN.com.

Spare Change for Amazon Shares?

in News, October 23, 2009 at 2:59 pm PT