http://www.statesman.com/business/texas-seeks-269-million-in-sales-tax-from-987685.html
Texas seeks $269 million in sales tax from Amazon
By Barry Harrell AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Published: 10:13 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, 2010
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Amazon, which is based in Seattle, has a distribution center in the Dallas suburb of Irving.
Because of that physical presence, Amazon is supposed to collect sales taxes on transactions in Texas, under a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. But the world’s biggest online retailer has not done so in Texas.
Other companies with stores or other operations in Texas do collect tax on online sales, including Sears, J.C. Penney and Dell Inc.....
In a statement e-mailed Friday to the American-Statesman, R.J. DeSilva, spokesman for the comptroller’s office, said that Amazon “has requested a redetermination, which means this is an ongoing audit and could be decided as part of the administrative hearings process.”
DeSilva said state law prevented the comptroller’s office from commenting further as the investigation continues.
Amazon’s Irving facility has a taxable value of about $33 million, according to the Dallas Central Appraisal District’s website.
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well, there you go, utterly destroying my argument, by introducing some essential facts. God Bless Texas. Go get your money, plus penalties.
Is this saying that Amazon should collect sales taxes for all 50 states?
Or just assess taxes on sales made to Texans?
I don’t see a problem if Texas wants a Texas company to collect taxes on products sold to Texans.