EPIC Middle Finger (+1 Amazon)

[Fletch]

Amazon won't collect sales tax; cuts off California affiliates - latimes.com

In a nutshell, California passed a law saying internet retailers have to collect sales tax for them. Amazon immediately severed ties with 10,000 California-based affiliate businesses and stated it has no intention of playing tax collector, since avoiding sales tax is what internet retail is all about.

When will they learn? Try to stick it a particular class of people or their businesses, and they will find ways to leave or avoid the tax, even if it means taking a loss of revenues/income to do so.

 

[Rob377]

I <3 Amazon. Makes me that much happier that I sprung for Amazon Prime.

Suck it, Cali!

 

[Paco Bedejo]

This makes me happier with my many Amazon purchases, including the Kindle & Audible stores.

 

[KG1]

If i'm not mistaken I think Illinois was kicking that idea around too

 

[warangelcometh]

GO AMAZON ! I love them even more now.

 

[04DarkShadowGT]

Technically you are supposed to claim items purchased out of state that were not subject to sales tax on your state income taxes. We all know that no one does, but eventually its going to happen that online retailers will be made to collect sales tax for all states.


I really don't have any issues with it personally. The brick and mortar stores are at a disadvantage as it is, no need to throw on another 6-10% on top that they have no control over and doesn't go in their pocket.

I like saving money as much as the next guy. But at what cost? If it wasnt for the FFL stuff places like Buds would kill the local shops, at least the small ones. The small guys tend not to have the ability to eat up another $40-$50 on the gun price and if they cant match online prices and the gun can be shipped directly to your home, people wont buy there.

 

[PatriotPride]

HELL YES! +1 Amazon!

 

[mrjarrell]

Saw this earlier today. Kudos to Mr. Bezos! States just want to bleed companies dry and make them do their own bloodletting. Start hitting them in the pocketbooks and the nonsense stops. This type of robbery has already cost South Carolina a distribution center, along with the jobs and taxes they would have got from them. Amazon plays hardball with the best of them.

 

[littletommy]

I think I will visit Amazon more frequently now!

 

[RockofStrength]

I now look more fondly upon my Amazon Kindle Store purchases


+2 for Amazon!

 

[a.bentonab]

I've been in a buying frenzy lately and it was either amazon or ebay where the item description said "absolutely no California addresses." I guess I know why now.

I'm kind of torn on the issue of who is right, but I sure know who is cheaper, and they'll usually (not always) get my money.

 

[Bunnykid68]

I got my safe from them, maybe it is time to upgrade to a bigger and better safe and buy it from them too

 

[88GT]

I feel another book shopping spree coming on.

 

[96firephoenix]

When can the states start doing this to the federal gov't?

+1 amazon!

 

[trinitrotoluene85]

There are websites where I have paid other states sales tax (at least those states that had sales tax). There are a few websites located in Indiana where I have not paid sales tax. Of course most websites don't charge sales tax.

I would better understand making companies collect sales tax based on the state in which they are distributing from, or from where they are headquartered... Of course then the company would just move to a state that didn't have sales tax.

Of course the older I get the more problems I have with government and tax in general.

Mega props to Amazon!

 

[theweakerbrother]

You can't post in this thread about doing business with amazon until you start posting receipts of purchases for your support.

Free Amazon prime memberships for anyone who still has a .edu email address.

 

[Bill B]

When can the states start doing this to the federal gov't?

+1 amazon!

1788

 

[littletommy]

You can't post in this thread about doing business with amazon until you start posting receipts of purchases for your support.

Free Amazon prime memberships for anyone who still has a .edu email address.

Bought a SOG Pentagon from them last night.

 

[Gabriel]

Probably 70% of things I purchase (that I can get over the net) come from Amazon.

 

[hoosierdoc]

right now if you have a physical presence in a state that item is being shipped to you ave to collect sales tax I believe. California added that if you ha "affiliates" in a state that counted too. Rather than make all amazon items 7.25% more expensive to californians, they killed the program and probably tons of small businesses.

Increased taxes on business means less business. Go figure.

We are supposed to report out of state purchases to pay sales tax. If you buy as a distributor and use it personally, supposed to pay "use tax" but again, most don't.