Buying on Web to avoid sales taxes could end soon
January 12th, 2009 in Technology / Internet
In this Dec. 1, 2008 file photo, an Amazon.com employee grabs boxes to be loaded onto a truck at the company's Fernley, Nev. warehouse. States are increasingly looking to collect taxes from online retail sales as a way to fill gaps in budgets, with New York going as far as to pass a bill that requires companies like Amazon.com Inc. to collect taxes on shipments to New York residents, even if the companies' operations are located elsewhere. (AP Photo/Scott Sady)
(AP) -- Shopping online can be a way to find bargains while steering clear of crowds - and sales taxes.
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