tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153204864166705879.post8804957038564290726..comments2024-03-09T07:15:14.686-05:00Comments on Three Cents Worth: Amazon.com's Political Action CommitteeMartin T. Inghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03306063178473369686noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153204864166705879.post-28729245918302406702013-10-02T19:32:52.405-04:002013-10-02T19:32:52.405-04:00Though on the surface, it might seem to simplify t...Though on the surface, it might seem to simplify things to make everyone pay sales tax on items purchased out of their own State, it is quite a complex matter and not to be taken so lightly. One issue is the logistical nightmare for sellers. Try keeping 50 sets of books, and trying to keep track of each and every tax. Beyond that, a lot of counties and cities have sales taxes. Try keeping up with all of those as a small-time seller. There's also the Constitutionality of forcing out-of-State sellers to collect sales taxes, so there would need to be an Amendment to address any sort of change.<br /><br />The point of this article is Amazon.com's hypocrisy about this issue. Basically, the Maine law is doing exactly what their "Marketplace Fairness Act" would do; force them to collect sales taxes from Maine-bases buyers. So, they're saying "Maine's new tax law is unconstitutional and we won't have anything to do with it. That's why we support implementation of that law nationwide." It's dirty politics designed to play on people's ignorance of the situation.<br /><br />Even if you agree with making sellers collect tax for out of State sales, you can appreciate how two-faced Amazon's lobbying is.<br />Martin T. Inghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306063178473369686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153204864166705879.post-7509806175629527232013-10-01T17:23:47.264-04:002013-10-01T17:23:47.264-04:00Martin,
It is disheartening to see how business is...Martin,<br />It is disheartening to see how business is treated by the government. I'm sure you have imagined how hard it would be to slog your way through 50 states bureaucracy to paya minimum tax. Why not pay the tax from the point of sale and make the States compete for sellers? That's a pipe dream ain't it?<br />KreggerKreggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229620504046221727noreply@blogger.com