Tax

May 1 2008

Amazon Sues New York for the Sales Tax

I hate online sales tax so I am totally biased against New York’s decision to start charging online retailers to collect state tax. Amazon has decided to challenge this in court arguing that the State of New York lacks jurisdiction to collect sales tax from Amazon on the basis that because of its lack of [...]

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Oct 16 2007

House Approves Extension on Internet Tax Abatement

In a 405-2 vote, the House approved a bill extending the time in which web services remain tax free. The bill restricts state and local governments from taxing Internet connections including DSL, cable and Blackberry-type wireless transmissions. There was a push toward making the ban permanent but it wasn’t part of the existing bill. The [...]

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