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On November 1, 2013, Amazon began collecting the states' 6.25% sales tax for Massachusetts residents. The collection only applies to purchases made on Amazon and not to third-party sellers through Amazon. Amazon is now collecting sales taxes primarily because it now has a physical presence in Massachusetts.
Pennsylvania has a 6% sales tax rate. Allegheny County has local sales tax of 1% on top of the PA sales tax rate that totals 7%. Philadelphia County has a local sales tax of 2% on top of the PA sales tax rate that totals 8%, which became effective October 8, 2009. Food, most clothing, and footwear are among the items most frequently exempted.
Amazon.com offers the option to add an item to a user's cart or purchase it immediately with 1-Click. The company has been criticized for its alleged use of patents as a competitive hindrance; its " 1-Click patent" [2] may be the best-known example. Amazon's use of the 1-click patent against competitor Barnes & Noble 's website led the Free ...
On Monday, the U.S. Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would give states the ability to require Internet retailers with more than $1 million in out-of-state sales to collect sales tax.
Once exempt from most state and local sales taxes, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) now collects the taxes in at least nine states, including New York, Texas, California, and Massachusetts. Some ...
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has struck an agreement with the state of Massachusetts to begin collecting the state's 6.25% sales tax in the fall of 2013. As of September, the online behemoth was ...
The financial impact of agriculture in Pennsylvania [157] includes employment of more than 66,800 people employed by the food manufacturing industry and over $1.7 billion in food product export as of 2011.
Pennsylvania has joined several states in enacting a tax on digital streaming and download services. The 6 percent sales tax on services like Spotify, which went into effect on Aug. 1, is part of ...