Posted on 03/14/2011 6:57:24 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Going Galt is in fashion nowadays..............
Bookmarked for later.
Let’s just keep finding ways to kill business. That’ll show ‘em.
In short, the transaction was an inter-state transaction.
I can't wait for this one to go to the US courts.
That should bring in a lot of revenue...
Im getting notices that my state (OK) is now charging tax on all internet sales. Will have to pay.
This has already gone all the way to the Supreme Court. Unless a business has a physical presence in the state, you cannot make them charge sales tax. States like Illinois and California are trying to argue that the in-state affiliates provide that nexus that allows them to tax companies like Amazon. So when these laws pass, Amazon simply ends the affiliate program for that state. It doesn't hurt Amazon, doesn't help the state, but is devastating to those affiliates that need the revenue from the advertising...
Amazon is not in Illinois, though, it is in Washington. So if you go to a website that sits in Illinois and click on an Amazon link, you are now in Washington. That is where all sales are conducted. And why these States are cutting their own throats by trying to get a Washington based retailer to collect taxes for them.
Gov. Pat Quinn says “Let them eat cake” while businesses flee confiscatory taxes. Let Boeing or Cat announce a headquarter move and watch the panic set in. You can’t tax yourself to prosperity. It’s been tried and failed every time.
Thanks for the explanation!
Thanks for the info.
RE: Amazon and Texas are having a similar battle
Texas too? I would have expected the Lone Star State to have more sense than that.
RE: Unless a business has a physical presence in the state, you cannot make them charge sales tax.
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Well, this is where Obama and his Democratic friends come in to support their Democratic buddies in blue states like Illinois and elsewhere (Illinois will be the pioneer as this is where Chicago and Rahm Emanuel are ).
And if it ever goes to Court anywhere in the US, you can be sure Obama and his justice department will invoke the time-honored “Commerce Clause”.
it will certainly slow my shopping ..we also require permits for Garage sales and limit them to one every six months
It doesnt matter if you cant tax yourself into prosperity. your gov wants it all..from your small 2 bit town to the feds..nothing you work for is yours. it belongs to them .
This has got to be a very stupid move by Illinois.
It would be very easy for Amazon to relocate their warehouse activities to a state that is not going to tax sales.
As far as I know Florida is open for internet based businesses.
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