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Amazon Now Collects Sales Tax on Purchases in Ohio

posted by takyon on Sunday June 07 2015, @11:03PM   Printer-friendly
from the move-out-of-ohio dept.

Fnord666 writes:

According to a news article on cleveland.com, starting Monday June 1st, Amazon began collecting sales tax from Ohio consumers.

Ohio retailers and retail associations have spent years trying to persuade Congress to pass laws requiring online retailers to collect and remit the same state sales taxes that brick-and-mortar stores are required to.

"What great news for Ohio," said Gordon Gough, president and chief executive of the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, which represents more than 6,400 members. His group is applauding the fact that not only is Amazon making a substantial commitment to the state by creating 1,000 jobs here, but "they're going to come to Ohio and play by the same rules as all the other retailers."

According to Gough "Ohio will become the 25th state where the online retailer collects sales tax." The article goes on to say that "In exchange, the Ohio Tax Credit Authority gave Amazon an exemption on sales taxes for equipment purchases at the data centers and a payroll tax credit for new jobs, according to Bloomberg News. The incentives are valued at about $81 million over 15 years."

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  • (Score: 1) by tftp on Monday June 08 2015, @02:56AM

    by tftp (806) on Monday June 08 2015, @02:56AM (#193474) Homepage

    Or just have someone re-mail the packages.. ;)

    Your purchase would have to be large enough to warrant additional UPS fees, have the product delayed, and double the chance of loss or damage. The hassle also has a cost attached.

  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Monday June 08 2015, @03:32AM

    by kaszz (4211) on Monday June 08 2015, @03:32AM (#193488) Journal

    One could setup a shed with a mailbox and a remote operated robot ..

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 08 2015, @04:04AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 08 2015, @04:04AM (#193502)

      > One could setup a shed with a mailbox and a remote operated robot ..

      And rainbows could shine out of my ass.

    • (Score: 2, Insightful) by anubi on Monday June 08 2015, @06:06AM

      by anubi (2828) on Monday June 08 2015, @06:06AM (#193533) Journal

      A mailbox in another state where the operator redirects the mail?

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