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Amazon.com sues NY over sales tax law: Amazon.com sues NY over sales tax lawDouble taxationCorporations don't pay tax so we don't have to pay it twice.If you tax Ford for the steel they buy, Ford passes the increased cost to you. So you pay the tax for the steel as well as the tax for the completed...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Sales strategy, Wow!, tax, sales tax, Amazon.com Inc., sales tax law, sales; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
Net access tax compromise: A short extension?: Net access tax compromise: A short extension?it's unfair for the brick and mortar storesI would support a uniform federal sales tax for online purchases.Leaving it to the states would be a disaster.internet sales tax will be the boston tea party for Delahunt. the governorsdidn't elect the senators and the people...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Sales strategy, Sales force management, Internet access, tax, sales tax, sales; Discussion threads 2007-07-26
Internet sales tax a big hang-up for alleged Amazon-Netflix deal: Amazon is allegedly pondering a purchase of Netflix, but rumor mongers may want to ponder some tax implications before jumping the gun. Netflix NFLX shares were last up almost 6 percent on rumors that Amazon AMZN was interested in acquiring the movie rental site. Now let's entertain these rumors, which...; Tags: Web Technology, Personal Technology, Hollywood on Demand, General, Entertainment, E-commerce, Amazon; Blog posts 2007-06-06
Ban on monthly Net access taxes faces obstacles: Ban on monthly Net access taxes faces obstaclesPowerful LobbyistsSenator Wyden blames the possible demise of a no-tax solution on powerful allies (or lobbyists.) That is unfortunately very far from the truth. The real truth is the demise will come from the powerful apathy-ists.There's enough citizens out there that...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Sales strategy, Vertical industries, Internet shopping, tax, subsidy, government, sales tax, sales, Internet access; Discussion threads 2007-04-17
States seek to impose sales tax on e-commerce: States seek to impose sales tax on e-commerceGovernments are a bunch of Greedy Jerks!Like the American public isn't scammed enough out of their hard-earned money.Now we have these tax-nazis running around trying to grab us by the balls and squeeze more money out of us. The American people need...; Tags: Sales strategy, Web technology, E-business/E-commerce, Sales force management, sales tax, e-business, sales, government; Discussion threads 2007-03-26

States seek to impose sales tax on e-commerce: All that money flowing through eBay and Amazon and so little of it is taxed. In a growing movement, state legislators want to find a way to tax that revenue, reports the Charleston Daily Mail. Delegate John Doyle, a Democrat, who serves as second vice president...; Tags: Taxes, e-commerce, sales tax, sales, retail company; Blog posts 2007-03-21
sales tax Generator (zip): The Sales Tax Generator is basically a calculator to find the sales tax after entering a price. The sales tax is added with the price to find the total price. Unlike many other tax calculators, the Sales Tax Generator includes built-in tax rates. All you need to do is select...; Tags: Sales Tax Generator, Sales Tax, Sales Strategy, Taxes, Free Trade, Sales Force Management, Sales, Financial Planning, Finance; Software downloads 2006-09-20
Report: Vonage to start collecting sales taxes in 21 states: Report: Vonage to start collecting sales taxes in 21 statesGoodbye VonageTime to switch! And I thought I had done away with that activity . . .Bon Vonagesounds better . . . ;)Why switch?Do you object to paying taxes in general, or just that Vonage is collecting and paying them. ...; Tags: Sales strategy, Taxes, Free trade, Telephony, VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, sales, Vonage Holdings Corp., sales tax; Discussion threads 2006-05-02
$4.41 bln of state sales taxes uncollected on Internet sales in 2005: $4.41 bln of state sales taxes uncollected on Internet sales in 2005This crap again?It's not "uncollected" or "lost" revenue, because it never belonged to the IRS in the first place.; Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Internet Sales, sales tax, sales, Internet; Discussion threads 2005-10-17
$4.41 bln of state sales taxes uncollected on Internet sales in 2005: States will lose to retail e-commerce and catalog sales in 2005 an estimated $4.41 bln in uncollected sales tax revenue, a figure that will grow to $6.84 bln by 2008, according to University of Tennessee. When factoring in B2B sales, the lost-tax-revenue figures rise to a range of $18 bln...; Tags: sales, sales tax; Blog posts 2005-10-17
E-sales tax debate to resume this fall: E-sales tax debate to resume this fallSales Tax DebateThis is a problem for state and local governments. There isn't a national sales tax, vat, etc yet. Why do they want to drag the federal government into it? Perhaps they should move away from sales tax which is a regressive tax...; Tags: Taxes, Sales strategy, Free trade, Sales force management, tax, sales tax, sales; Discussion threads 2005-09-09
States yearn to collect online sales taxes: States yearn to collect online sales taxesEnough with the TaxesThe only reason that I shop online is because it is less expensive, primarily because I don't have to pay sales tax. If I were required to pay it for online orders I would have no reason to shop online....; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Sales strategy, Sales force management, Nothing, tax, sales tax, RFID, sales; Discussion threads 2005-04-15
US states lose $15.5 bln in sales tax to e-commerce in 2003: According to the report by University of Tennessee, state and local governments lost out on $15.5 billion in revenue in 2003 when sales taxes were not collected on Internet sales. The revenue loss is expected to reach $21.5 billion by 2008 as states are unable to collect sales tax on...; Tags: sales tax, sales; Blog posts 2004-07-16

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What open source teaches publishers: I have a more in-depth analysis of today's C|Net news on my personal blog. But there are important comments to make about open source and what it implies to publishers. (What does this classic Geico commercial have to do with anything? Patience, grasshopper.) The...; Tags: C|Net, Profit Statement, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-15
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Dell: We're greener than HP: Dell said Wednesday that it is designing its laptops and desktops to consume up to 25 percent less energy by 2010 compared to today. Welcome to the latest in the "we're greener than you" game where green technology intersects with marketing-speak. Green IT is fashionable, but increasingly...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Power Management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Green Technology, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-14