online sales tax

Amazon has offered a $300 million investment and the promise of 5,000 jobs in the state of Texas in exchange for a reprieve on collecting sales tax on purchases made by Texans. It's just one of many similar deals being offered by the e-commerce giant, and Texas is said to be considering it.

Nine in 10 retailers are expected to offer online deals today, Cyber Monday, according to the National Retail Federation. Those deals are expected to push online sales to $32 billion during the holiday season, up more than 10% from last year. Numbers like these should have retailers salivating,...

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.

As states grapple with increasingly squeezed budgets, the battle to collect sales taxes from retail behemoth Amazon has heated considerably over the past year. Now, Texas has raised the ante by hitting Amazon for four years of back sales taxes.

Congress, which is trying to find money by looking under the sofa cushions, has resurrected a plan to require Internet shoppers to pay state and local sales taxes. The bill, dubbed the Main Street Fairness Act, was explained thoroughly earlier this month by Walletpop Blogger Josh Smith. In short,...

Congress is once again considering legislation that would force online retailers to collect sales tax for all purchases. The Main Street Fairness Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. William Delahunt, would change the current law, which only requires sales tax be charged on purchases when the retailer has...

If you're planning a major purchase via the Internet, you might want to do it quickly. Congress is expected to introduce a bill this week that would require Amazon.com, L.L. Bean, Cabela's and other online merchants to collect sales tax on all online purchases and return that money to the state in...