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Amazon seems to charge sales tax based on where the goods are shipped to, not where they are shipped from: "Items sold by Amazon.com LLC, or its subsidiaries,
by antiismist 18y ago
Amazon seems to charge sales tax based on where the goods are shipped to, not where they are shipped from:
"Items sold by Amazon.com LLC, or its subsidiaries, and shipped to destinations in the states of Kansas, Kentucky, New York, North Dakota, or Washington are subject to tax."
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=468512 http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=4...
- catone 18y agoI think those are the states in which they have a physical presence. I know their headquarters are in Washington, for example, and that they have a big distribution center in Kentucky. New York, though, may just have laws taxing ecommerce (I'm not certain).
- antiismist 18y agoNope, Amazon has distribution centers in 8 states, but they don't all get sales taxed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon.com#Fulfillment_and_warehousing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon.com#Fulfillment_and_ware...
- catone 18y agoI guess it would depend on the sales tax laws in each state. Some states require sales tax on ecommerce if there is a physical presence, some do not. Some require tax regardless. The argument I have always heard in relation to Netflix is that if Amazon were to acquire Netflix it would mean charging sale tax to a much greater number of customers. Netflix has many more established physical presences across the US: http://www.listology.com/netflix_tracker_reports.cfm?report=centers http://www.listology.com/netflix_tracker_reports.cfm?report=...
- timae 18y agoHis point was that if Amazon has a physical presence in the state it's shipping to, it must charge sales tax in that state.