In a move designed to level the playing field for local retailers on the cusp of the make-or-break holiday selling season, Massachusetts is maneuvering to collect state sales tax from e-tailing behemoth Amazon.com, according to the Boston Herald.
Online retail giant Amazon.com has filed suit against the state of Texas, demanding it produce an audit that serves as the basis for its demand for $269 million in uncollected sales taxes. The state demanded the money in September, but has withheld the report from Amazon.
A district court has ruled that if North Carolina wants to collect sales taxes, it can ask Amazon for the information it needs, but no more. By asking for detailed info about residents' purchases, the court said the state went too far.
