Amazon Folds In California Sales Tax Deal

Posted by timothy on Thursday September 8, 2011 @05:14AM from the mussolini-would-be-proud dept.

theodp writes "In a deal indicating all sides appear ready to call a truce, the San Jose Mercury News reports that Amazon.com is offering to back down from its referendum drive to repeal an online sales tax in exchange for a one-year moratorium on collecting the tax. Under the deal, Amazon would agree to begin collecting the tax from California residents in September 2012, unless Congress takes action on Internet sales taxes before then. The development comes a day after a NY Times editorial ripped Amazon over its sales 'tax dodge.'"

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Re:[sigh] by teg · 2011-09-08 05:39 · Score: 5, Insightful

One more reason to leave California.
If you pay the use tax as you are supposed to, this doesn't matter. If it does matter, then it shows the point of why Amazon should collect sales tax...