It's not just Amazon though. There are tons of other companies that I buy from which it will no longer be advantageous. Plus if I get what I'm working on off the ground, It's going to be an added nightmare for my out of state sales.Oh no. Amazon will finally be charging the sales tax that you were obligated to pay in the first place... The horrors.............
You're still not required to charge out of state sales tax if you don't have a presence in the state... the problem is that Amazon has "a presence" in Cali, so they have to charge sales tax. If you're ordering things from other merchants (without a state presence), you're probably fine.
of course...You're still not required to charge out of state sales tax if you don't have a presence in the state... the problem is that Amazon has "a presence" in Cali, so they have to charge sales tax. If you're ordering things from other merchants (without a state presence), you're probably fine.
Of course, you *have* been declaring that on your state income tax filings every year, right??
The precedent has already been set. I'm too lazy to go find specific examples but there are may online retailers that charge sales tax to residents of states in which they have a physical presence. It's been going on for quite a while.
It mainly affects Amazon because the IRS (and courts) have found that having "Affiliates" in the state constitutes having a physical presence. Amazon sued to stop this happening in NY, and lost. IL has already passed a law stating this as well. Again, *so far* it doesn't really extend beyond a few massive internet retailers who contract with affiliates to advertise their website.
Again with the santorum?
