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California is now taxing my Amazon order

Posted by B. Daniel Blatt at 1:18 pm - November 12, 2012.
Filed under: Big Government Follies,California politics

First time I’ve seen that on my amazon receipt:

BTW, ordered it through Instapundit. (Does Glenn’s cut include a percentage of the tax?)

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11 Comments

  1. ….I am impressed with your reading material, though :-) .

    Comment by Kate — November 12, 2012 @ 2:12 pm - November 12, 2012

  2. It has been doing that since mid-Sept. See this LA Times article.

    CA just increased increased the sales tax too. Grr.

    Comment by Matt Harris — November 12, 2012 @ 2:14 pm - November 12, 2012

  3. Time to move back to Cincinnati Dan. We need more red in that county.

    Comment by The_Livewire — November 12, 2012 @ 2:25 pm - November 12, 2012

  4. Starting next-year, here in NJ we’re going to be paying 7%-sales tax through Amazon. They sold-us-out in-exchange for sweetheart financing from the State on two-million-sqft of warehouse space that will primarily service New York City. Grrrr …

    Comment by Ted B. (Charging Rhino) — November 12, 2012 @ 2:41 pm - November 12, 2012

  5. Glad I live in NH where we do not have a sales tax.

    So Amazon orders won’t be rising for me.

    Comment by Just Me — November 12, 2012 @ 3:22 pm - November 12, 2012

  6. My idiot RINO AL governor wants an Amazon sales tax; however, with the Republicans in control of the legislature, I don’t see this happening.

    Comment by Sebastian Shaw — November 12, 2012 @ 3:49 pm - November 12, 2012

  7. I work around this tax by having my sister in MN place my Amazon orders.

    Comment by Jimmy — November 12, 2012 @ 9:29 pm - November 12, 2012

  8. Mine as well. Just noticed it. Boo!

    Comment by kyle — November 13, 2012 @ 1:19 am - November 13, 2012

  9. Amazon.com, the world’s biggest Internet retailer, began collecting sales taxes on purchases made by Golden State shoppers beginning at 12:01 a.m., 15 September 2012“

    Comment by Passing By — November 13, 2012 @ 4:13 pm - November 13, 2012

  10. Amazon started collecting sales tax in Texas in June after an agreement was reached that the state claimed 269 million dollars was owed by Amazon was settled. Our state comptroller says that she and other states are wanting a federal law to clarify this.

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    ”n a news release Combs thanked Amazon for moving forward and encouraged Congress to act too. “This is an important step in leveling the playing field in Texas; however, Congress should enact federal legislation that will give states access to revenues that are already due, which would resolve this issue fairly for all retailers and all state,” she said.

    Comment by Tom Hooper — November 15, 2012 @ 9:37 am - November 15, 2012

  11. Congress has extended the sales tax deduction on a yearly basis up until last year. In August it was reported that it would be extended in 2012 by another yearly authorization. Something tells me that the Fiscal Cliff will eliminate that deduction in negotiations.

    Comment by Tom Hooper — November 15, 2012 @ 9:42 am - November 15, 2012

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