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Posts Tagged ‘online sales tax’

New York Passes Online Sales Tax Law

by Rebecca Button on May 14th, 2008

To follow up with my previous post Internet Sales Tax Looms for NY…Will It Catch On? I posed a question along the lines of "do you think it should happen/is it a good idea?" As of June 1, 2008, the legislation will go into effect, requiring internet retailers to collect a sales tax on any orders being shipped to the state’s residents. This legislation was largely enacted to keep online retail Goliaths (namely Amazon.com) in check and attempt to "level the playing field" for brick and mortar stores in the state. Amazon has now responded by suing the New York... Read more »

The Low-Down on Internet Sales Tax

by Larry Slusser on February 21st, 2008

Having the ability to purchase items without paying sales tax is a great deal. The fact that airport duty-free shops have continued to do so well is that international travelers do not have to pay for sales tax on items purchased. Internet purchasing is having the same effect on buyers and retailers alike-the enticement of not having to pay sales tax for click-and-charge buying. However, what you may not know is that some products are subject to sales tax and consumers would have the responsibility to pay it directly to their state. The following is how to determine when sales... Read more »