The Wall Street Journal has a fascinating story on Amazon.com’s ongoing sales tax battle, including the uncovering of a document showing states that employees of the online retailer are advised… Read More
Amazon.com is not backing down from California’s new sales tax collection policy. After canceling its affiliate program in the state late last month, the Seattle online retailer now says that… Read More
Guest commentary: You may be right Jeff Bezos, but no one sympathizes. Yes, the U.S. Supreme Court made it clear in its 1992 ruling of Quill Corp. v. North Dakota… Read More
Amazon.com and other online retailers must collect sales tax on purchases that their California customers make in the state as part of a new law that was signed by Gov.… Read More
Amazon.com’s fight with U.S. states over Internet taxes has now spread to the biggest of them, California. In a message affiliates today, the Seattle-based online retailer says it will terminate… Read More
Amazon.com is shutting down its affiliate program in Connecticut, a move that comes after the state legislature passed a bill to institute an online sales tax. It is the latest… Read More
California and Texas look to be headed in different directions on a contentious online sales tax debate, an issue that could have wide-ranging implications for Amazon.com in the two most populous… Read More
Amazon.com continues its march across the country, announcing new fulfillment centers to handle the shipping and distribution of goods. The online retailer today announced plans to open new centers in… Read More
First Texas. Then South Carolina. Now, Amazon.com is reportedly considering canceling plans for two distribution centers in Tennessee. Once again, the issue is sales tax collection — a sore point… Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an inquiry into Amazon.com’s dispute with the state of Texas over a $269 million tax bill, according to a note in the online… Read More
Collecting sales tax can be a real pain for merchants. But Avalara wants to make that process, well, a little “less taxing.” The 7-year-old company, a hidden success story on… Read More
We’ve seen high-tech companies — including Google, Microsoft and Tableau Software — open offices on both sides of Lake Washington in order to attract workers who don’t want to commute… Read More
Amazon.com’s war with the states over sales taxes has a new battleground. The company has cut ties to its online affiliates in Illinois — people who refer traffic to its… Read More