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Texas slaps Amazon with $269M bill for uncollected sales taxes
TechFlash ^ | October 22, 2010 | Eric Engleman

Posted on 10/25/2010 9:44:06 AM PDT by epithermal

According to Amazon, last month the state of Texas issued the company an assessment of $269 million for uncollected sales taxes for a four year period from Dec. 2005 to Dec. 2009. Amazon says the assessment is "without merit" and says it intends to "vigorously defend" itself in the matter.

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KEYWORDS: amazondotcom; irving; salestax; texas
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To: PeatownPaul
The Texan didn’t consume or use the product in Texas so no, he should not owe taxes on it.

Oh, yeah? Just buy a car in Seattle and see if Texas doesn't tax it the minute you drive it into Texas.

States abuse the tax power all the time -- and the Constitution.

41 posted on 10/25/2010 12:39:38 PM PDT by lentulusgracchus
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To: Eaker

guess i’ll read the article next time


42 posted on 10/25/2010 1:15:11 PM PDT by jjw
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To: epithermal
The executives at Amazon are actively hostile to America. I do not do business with them.

I think it's just cute that these guys who think we should all be ruined with taxes doesn't want to pay them.

43 posted on 10/25/2010 4:06:07 PM PDT by Mamzelle (donate to O'Donnell--even a dollar is plenty! She has paypal!)
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