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Supreme Court Won’t Review N.Y. Sales-Tax Law For Online Retailers

Brent Kendall, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on December 2, 2013 at 11:37 am PT

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place a 2008 New York state law aimed at collecting millions in sales taxes from online purchases by state residents, rejecting a legal challenge by online retail giant Amazon.com Inc.

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Amazon Asks Supreme Court to Decide Sales Tax Fight

Greg Bensinger, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on August 28, 2013 at 4:40 pm PT

Amazon.com is taking a fight over sales tax in the state of New York to the U.S. Supreme Court. Exactly why is a little unclear.

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Internet Sales Tax Bill Proceeds in Senate

John D. McKinnon and Siobhan Hughes, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on April 23, 2013 at 5:30 am PT

The Senate on Monday voted to move ahead with a bill that could effectively end tax-free online shopping in most states, overcoming last-minute lobbying against the measure by antitax conservatives, online businesses and other critics.

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eBay Asks Users to Fight National Sales Tax Bill

Greg Bensinger, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on April 22, 2013 at 4:26 am PT

eBay Inc. is trying to enlist its users in a fight against a national online sales tax bill.

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Reid Seeks to Expedite Online Sales Tax Bill

Siobhan Hughes, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on April 17, 2013 at 11:00 am PT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is setting up online sales tax legislation for a possible vote on the Senate floor after the chamber completes work on gun legislation.

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Amazon’s Tax Dispute May Be Destined for the Supreme Court

Jacob Gershman, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on March 29, 2013 at 5:00 pm PT

One of the less-remembered legacies of Eliot Spitzer’s governorship was the “Amazon tax.”