Governor: Amazon Should Collect State Sales Tax
The Internet giant has been exempt from collecting sales taxes in Massachusetts, but some say that changed when it bought a North Reading company this year.
The Patrick Administration is arguing that after Amazon, the huge online retailer, bought a Massachusetts company this year it is no longer exempt from collecting the state's 6.25 percent sales tax as soon as the 2013 holiday season. Under federal law, online retailers are not required to collect state sales taxes if they do not have a physical presence in the state, such as an office building or a store, the Boston Globe reported. But Amazon bought North Reading company Kiva Systems this year and is recruiting engineers for a Cambridge office, according to the Globe report. This, Patrick said, means the company needs to start collecting the state sales tax in Massachusetts. Amazon has faced similar pressure from other states and …
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Owen
7:47 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012
Throughout the history of the United States, immediately scapegoating immigrants (illegal or otherwise) has been the go to argument. Just wanted to point that out. I"m fine with Amazon collecting sales tax. You'd pay tax on items who purchase in a "walk in " store. Why not online? more ›