Friday, July 20, 2012

Lawmakers push Web retailers to collect sales tax


Washington Times ^ | July 18, 2012 | Tim Devaney

Online retailers are coming under fire from Washington and state governments for not collecting sales tax from customers who purchase goods and services through websites such as Amazon and eBay.


The tax itself is not new. The only difference is that online retailers could soon be required to collect it — just like their traditional bricks-and-mortar peers — instead of trusting customers to pay it on their own to the state, which is a requirement few heed.

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