Governor: Amazon Should Start Collecting 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 says, means it needs to start collecting the state sales tax in Massachusetts. Amazon has faced similar pressure from other states and collects …
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Mara
3:12 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
I don't see why we need a sales tax at all. We tax the companies for their revenue and the people for THEIR income. What's the logic of charging for the privilege of buying something? (I'm open to information here; that was a serious question.) more ›