Re:Facebook Tax Bill Over Ireland Move Could Cost $5B
by JoshTriplett on Saturday July 30, 2016 @02:35PM
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> Amazon being able to escape sales tax early was bad.
They didn't "escape" it; states attempted to charge it for inter-state transactions, which they can't legally do in the absence of federal law allowing that. Amazon only became obligated to pay it when they started conducting intra-state commerce, which states are allowed to regulate and tax.
They didn't "escape" it; states attempted to charge it for inter-state transactions, which they can't legally do in the absence of federal law allowing that. Amazon only became obligated to pay it when they started conducting intra-state commerce, which states are allowed to regulate and tax.