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Hrm if all the states start to outlaw this will we see a tax haven somewhere being put up to absorb all of these retailers?
by zitterbewegung 15y ago
Hrm if all the states start to outlaw this will we see a tax haven somewhere being put up to absorb all of these retailers?
- nostromo 15y agoWell 5 states have no sales tax -- including Oregon and Delaware. And another 5 states already collect sales tax from Amazon -- including New York and Washington. So there's really no need to get fancy -- there are plenty of good options for places to locate your company.
- btilly 15y agoAnd another 5 states already collect sales tax from Amazon -- including New York and Washington. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=468512#which http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=4... verifies this. The other three are Kansas, Kentucky, and North Dakota.
- starwed 15y agoYup, I live in Kentucky and have to pay the sales tax. On the plus side, my orders often ship from the very city I live in.
- themal 15y agoIf you look to Europe, we have a sales tax in every country and yet Amazon manages to operate an affiliate service without problem. If every state harmonised to a similar sales tax range and contributed a certain percentage of the earnings to a central pot (which is shared), then you wouldn't suffer from these problems. I know this is unpopular because people in the US tend to be strongly against tax, but it's a solution.