Attn: New Yorkers... As of today we have to pay

[Acerone]

sales tax on Amazon.com

[cajmoyper]

Not a New Yorker but definitely a sympathizer. What a rip.

[NJ_RAMS_FAN]

Originally Posted by cajmoyper

Not a New Yorker but definitely a sympathizer. What a rip.

what sucks i live right across NYC. i'm very nervous if NJ decides to adopt this law 2..

[jw]

depends on the amount of revenue it generates

[Marquoz]

One involves persuading Congress that collecting sales taxes for multiple jurisdictions is no longer a burden. Indeed, software now makes complying with local sales tax rules relatively simple. But to further simplify things, the National Governors Association (NGA) has developed the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP), a multi-state effort to simplify and align sales tax policies. As of 2008, 43 states have approved a model interstate agreement that establishes uniform sales tax rules and definitions. Twenty-two of these states have enacted implementing legislation. Under the new policies, states and cities will still have the authority to determine what goods are taxed at what rate, but must adhere to rules governing such things as how and when they can change tax rates, as well as uniform definitions (e.g., whether marshmallows are considered food or candy for tax purposes). It is hoped that by streamlining the sales tax system the states will eliminate one of the principal objections by Congress to extending sales taxes to the web (i.e., multiple taxing jurisdictions with different rates and coverage) and will lead Congress to enact the Taxation Fairness Bill, which would require e-commerce enterprises to collect sales taxes.

http://www.newrules.org/retail/inttax2.html

Sounds like NY isn't the only place that will be getting this, they want to get it nation wide. NY might just be the test bed to see if this will work out and other states will jump on board.

[Beta Man]

this "may" be good for the rest of us...... sorry New Yorkers.... but if Amazon drops things by an extra buck or two..... to try to keep New Yorkers buying from them.... (and NY is a huge market) I'll be happy

[sssick]

I hate this as much as the next guy, but let's be honest here, we are supposed to pay taxes on any items we purchase.

If the government would not waste this additional revenue, I wouldn't be upset. I'm upset because it's probably going to go towards call girls and personal trips to Las Vegas.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by sssick

I'm upset because it's probably going to go towards call girls and personal trips to Las Vegas.

In addition to this.... some of the money is wasted

[inuyashalover21]

That really sucks I am in NJ about an hour away from NY. At least we still have ebay and other BD sites to shop on.