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elessainternet sales tax lawsuit
And a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling said that states can't force businesses to collect sales taxes unless the businesses have operations in that state. The court also said Congress could lift the ban, which remains in place — for now.
As a result, generally only businesses with a "physical presence" in a state — such as a store or office building — collect sales tax on products sent to buyers in the same state. For instance, a Californian buying something from Barnes & Noble Inc.'s Web site pays sales tax because the bookseller has stores in the Golden State. Buying the same thing directly from Amazon would not ring up sales tax.
get ready to begin to pay sales tax on items you purchase on the internet. today the new york supreme court dismissed amazon.com's lawsuit against the state of new york regarding having to charge sales tax. the reasoning of the court is that if a single person in the state of new york has a link on a webpage to amazon.com they are considered as having a store in that state.
new york expects to collect $50M per year from amazon in sales tax. NY defeats amazon in suit over online tax haul
if you read the article in the first link you will learn how there is a movement amongst retailers to create a uniform sales tax policy in all the states so that sales tax can be collected on your purchases. the action in NY today brings closer to reality the collection of sales tax on your transactions, regardless of where you are placing the order.
And a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling said that states can't force businesses to collect sales taxes unless the businesses have operations in that state. The court also said Congress could lift the ban, which remains in place — for now.
As a result, generally only businesses with a "physical presence" in a state — such as a store or office building — collect sales tax on products sent to buyers in the same state. For instance, a Californian buying something from Barnes & Noble Inc.'s Web site pays sales tax because the bookseller has stores in the Golden State. Buying the same thing directly from Amazon would not ring up sales tax.
get ready to begin to pay sales tax on items you purchase on the internet. today the new york supreme court dismissed amazon.com's lawsuit against the state of new york regarding having to charge sales tax. the reasoning of the court is that if a single person in the state of new york has a link on a webpage to amazon.com they are considered as having a store in that state.
new york expects to collect $50M per year from amazon in sales tax. NY defeats amazon in suit over online tax haul
if you read the article in the first link you will learn how there is a movement amongst retailers to create a uniform sales tax policy in all the states so that sales tax can be collected on your purchases. the action in NY today brings closer to reality the collection of sales tax on your transactions, regardless of where you are placing the order.
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