It also means that residents will pay a 6.35 percent tax on every book, DVD, electronic device or tube of toothpaste bought and shipped to their doorstep from Amazon. And the tax will be paid when consumers click "Place Your Order" instead of at tax time, when state tax forms ask residents to declare online purchases. Many people have not declared those purchases and have not paid the tax, state officials say.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Amazon Starts Collecting Sales Tax in CT
It also means that residents will pay a 6.35 percent tax on every book, DVD, electronic device or tube of toothpaste bought and shipped to their doorstep from Amazon. And the tax will be paid when consumers click "Place Your Order" instead of at tax time, when state tax forms ask residents to declare online purchases. Many people have not declared those purchases and have not paid the tax, state officials say.
