New York Court Dismisses Amazon’s Objections To Paying State Taxes - TechCrunch
Tue, Jan 13th, 2009
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Remember the Amazon Tax? Back in April, the New York State legislature passed a bill requiring Amazon to collect taxes from New York State residents even though it doesn’t have a physical presence in the state (the normal requirement for retailers). The state got around the physical presence requirement by counting affiliates as part of Amazon. Amazon (and Overstock) filed lawsuits seeking summary judgment against the State of the New York. Yesterday, a New York State judge dismissed those lawsuits, potentially throwing the case into the Court of Appeals.
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