If and when Amazon
starts collecting sales tax, it will be free to set up distribution centers right outside major cities, which would enable even faster deliveries than it offers now.
But the latest wave of sales tax changes appears voluntary, and began late last year when Amazon
started collecting sales tax for Washington, D.C. Amazon steadily added states from December to March, with the April wave completing the standardization of company policy.
Also, like former Gov. David Paterson, Cuomo is assuming the state will
start collecting sales tax on cigarettes sold on Indian land to non-Indian customers, which isn't something the tribes intend to let happen without a fight.
While the company will
start collecting sales tax in states in the next year or so, for some products (and in several states), the company already does.
Not exact matches
The «Mad Money» host reminded viewers that Amazon
started collecting state and local
sales taxes years ago, and that if the Post Office pushed back on their deal, Amazon could simply take its business to FedEx or UPS.
Other measures were buried once and for all, including Cuomo's proposal to have large Internet marketplaces like eBay or Amazon
start collecting state
sales tax.
Colorado has now
collected more than $ 500 million in
taxes and fees from legal marijuana since retail
sales started in 2014, the report found.
Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney has
started publicly making her case over how she would like to distribute the
sales tax revenue
collected in the county.