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

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: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Monday June 08 2015, @01:49PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday June 08 2015, @01:49PM (#193638) Journal

    Spoken like a fool. Cheap shit is cheap shit, and it's never worth paying hard earned cash for it. Never. Better to pay the extra dollar or ten for quality, and when you no longer need that quality item, you still have something to barter for the things that you DO need. Cheap Chinese shit does nothing better than to fill landfills.

    The last generation has failed this generation by failing to teach what quality is.

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