"Amazon Tax" Begins Tomorrow; Goodbye to the Sales Tax-Free Internet?

Iria · May 31, 2008, 09:07 PM

On Sunday, June 1st, the so-called "Amazon Tax" goes into effect in New York state. While formerly only retailers with brick-and-mortar stores in a state were required to collect sales tax, New York has enacted a law which forces etailers to collect tax on sales, if they have affiliates which redirect traffic to their sites (e.g., Amazon.com affiliates).
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Source: Tech-Ex

Customgamer1 · Jun 1, 2008, 07:44 PM

Feel bad for all New York people

But I guess all good things must come to an end.

But I guess that helps B&M stores stay competitive. Unless Amazon and the like lower the price of some of their stuff if more states start to do this to cancel the price difference lol

May 31, 2008, 09:07 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	"Amazon Tax" Begins Tomorrow; Goodbye to the Sales Tax-Free Internet? On Sunday, June 1st, the so-called "Amazon Tax" goes into effect in New York state. While formerly only retailers with brick-and-mortar stores in a state were required to collect sales tax, New York has enacted a law which forces etailers to collect tax on sales, if they have affiliates which redirect traffic to their sites (e.g., Amazon.com affiliates). ______________ Source: Tech-Ex

Jun 1, 2008, 07:44 PM	#2
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Feel bad for all New York people But I guess all good things must come to an end. But I guess that helps B&M stores stay competitive. Unless Amazon and the like lower the price of some of their stuff if more states start to do this to cancel the price difference lol __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!