Thursday, February 21, 2013

Amazon's Changed Approach on Sales Tax

Amazon used to be against collecting taxes on sales to consumers in states where it doesn’t have a physical presence. In November it switched sides. 
And when the Marketplace Fairness Act was introduced in the House and Senate last week, Amazon was listed among its supporters.
So what happened?
Lots.  Amazon can expect to benefit from the collection of online sales taxes in at least three ways.