NY Wants 'Amazon' Tax
NY will suck the money-blood right out of you;; the whole fun of ordering online is not paying taxes because we are buying out of state:
I wonder if this is a way around it: get an out of state mailbox at one of those private vendors (NJ?), and deliver the items there, and either pick them up or have the place forward them to you. Or just move out of this crappy state, like I am thinking of doing.
"NY Governor David Paterson is expected to sign a bill requiring online retailers to collect sales taxes on purchases shipped to the state, even if they have no operations or employees working there. The so-called 'Amazon tax', which applies to Internet retailers who derive sales through affiliate programs, would end what for many New Yorkers had been tax-free shopping and generate an estimated $50M in revenue this fiscal year. Experts predict that other states could follow suit with similar provisions."
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Although I like paying taxes as much as the next person - which is, not at all - I have to say that I'm in favor of the "Amazon" tax and here's why:
If you look at it from the State's perspective, yes you're losing out on the sales tax. But what you're also doing is driving shoppers away from your state's businesses. You're not only shorting the state - which you're not supposed to do anyhow; if you file taxes there's a section to include those sales taxes you should have paid from out-of-state purchases - you're screwing your economic base.
Also, if you look at it from a fairness perspective, why should online business get a free ride? They already have reduced overhead because they don't have the needs a bricks-and-mortar store has.
If worst comes to worse, I'll drive to out-of-state outlets; your basic businesses are sooo expensive in NY (city) which probably drives shoppers to online and outlets in the first place.
If worst comes to worse, I'll drive to out-of-state outlets
I'm assuming that your "worse" is if the Amazon tax being implemented. If that's the case, would you rather drive over to NJ or CT or MA to avoid the tax? Is the fuel you burn getting there and back free?
If "worse comes to worse," swallow the tax and shop online!