internet tax

Walgreen drugstore chain is buying Drugstore.com for $409 million. That's nearly 102% more than the company is valued at, but the move lets the traditional retailer gain a foothold on the Internet that it's been unable to do on its own. "Drugstore.com significantly accelerates our multi-channel...

California's pending legislation to collect sales tax from Amazon.com has prompted the online retailer to threaten cutting loose its affiliates. Now several retailers -- Barnes & Noble, Sears and Walmart -- are trying to get Amazon affiliates to jump ship and replace that revenue with links to...

Taxes on wireless services -- cell phones, Internet access and text messaging -- are coming more in vogue, especially in California, where 22 cities have extended their public utilities taxes to such communications in recent years. The latest to give it a try is Pleasant Hill, a San Francisco Bay...

George Harrison wrote the Beatles tune "Taxman", which has become an anthem for anti-tax activists. Ironically, even as the Beatles song finally becomes available as a digital download, a little tax may be added to its cost.Digital entertainment had, in many states, been given a bye in taxation as...