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Should Amazon Be Taxed To Protect Smaller Booksellers?

Posted 03.21.2012

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The French Ministry of Culture has proposed a controversial new tax on digital book industry giants such as Amazon that goes far beyond any other curr...

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Taxation by Press Release in the Cradle of Liberty

Bennet Kelley | Posted 02.13.2012

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Pennsylvania's recent enactment of the "Amazon Tax" may be seen as a deft political move by Governor Corbett to close a budget gap, but viewed from afar the action is a cause for alarm over the state of politics in Pennsylvania today.

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New Law Exempts Amazon From Controversial Tax--For Now

AP | MARCUS WOHLSEN | Posted 11.23.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday that postpones new sales taxes rules that would have affected online purchases in Cal...

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Amazon, California Lawmakers Cut A Deal

Posted 11.08.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California lawmakers rushed to write a bill to give Amazon.com Inc a one-year reprieve from collecting certain sales tax...

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Amazon Tries To Entice California To Drop Controversial Tax

Posted 11.02.2011

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By Jim Christie SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has proposed a hiring spree of 7,000 jobs in California if state leaders put a recentl...

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Amazon To Cut Off California Partners Over New Tax Law

AP | RACHEL METZ | Posted 08.30.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com Inc. and much smaller Overstock.com Inc. are cutting off their advertising affiliates in California because of a new ...

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Are You About To Be Audited For Your Amazon Purchases?

mhpbooks.com | Posted 06.19.2011

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Among the many rather thuggish hissy fits Amazon has thrown at states who want it to collect sales taxes like all the other retailers within their bor...

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Desperate States Push For 'Amazon Tax' To Help Balance Budgets

AP | RACHEL METZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Tax-free shopping is under threat for many online shoppers as states facing widening budget gaps increasingly pressure Amazon.com In...

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Large Retailers Push Amazon On Taxes

wsj.com | By MIGUEL BUSTILLO and STU WOO | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and other large retailers are ratcheting up a political campaign to force Amazon.com Inc. to collect sales taxes, s...

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Amazon Kills Contracts With Illinois Affiliates After Online Tax Passed

Posted 05.25.2011

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Amazon is following through on its threat to terminate the contracts of around 9,000 affiliates in Illinois, after Governor Pat Quinn signed a law req...

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Amazon Tax: $150 Million Windfall, Or Job-Killing Promise?

Posted 05.25.2011

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On Thursday, Governor Quinn signed a measure he called the "Mainstreet Fairness Act," levying a new set of taxes on online retailers. Depending on who...

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Amazon Threatens To Cut Ties With California Affiliates Over Tax Issues

Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amazon.com Inc., the world's largest online retailer, has threatened to sever ties with more than 10,000 affiliates in California amid a dispute with ...

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'Amazon Tax' A Legislative Target After Judge's Ruling

Posted 05.25.2011

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A federal judge's decision to block Colorado's so-called Amazon Tax has emboldened the state's Republicans to take legislative action against the meas...

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Judge Blocks Colorado's Online Sales Tax Law

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — A federal judge has granted a request to block a Colorado law affecting larger out-of-state, online retailers. The law would require s...

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California Retailers Push For 'Amazon Tax'

Sacramento Bee | Kevin Yamamura | Posted 05.25.2011

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Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner is making another run at forcing major online retailers, including Amazon, to collect sales tax on California purchases. ...

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Colorado Amazon Tax Could Be Affected By North Carolina Decision

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Lists that identify the books, music and movies individual customers bought from online retailer Amazon.com Inc. are protected f...

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Direct Marketing Association

Denver Business Journal | Greg Avery | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Direct Marketing Association is suing to overturn Colorado's so-called "Amazon tax" that applied sales tax to affiliate sales in the state for the...

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Quinn Backs Away From iTunes Tax Idea

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gov. Pat Quinn is backing off a proposal to tax music and video downloads in an effort to plug the state's massive budget hole, saying he still believ...

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Gov. Quinn: 'iTunes Tax' Could Make State $10M Annually

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Imposing the state's sales tax on downloaded songs and movies surfaced as a new money-making idea Tuesday from Gov. Quinn's administration to help bai...

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