New York Defends Its "Amazon Tax" In Court

With both sides vowing to appeal, we all know this one is going to go all the way to the Supreme Court. It would be nice if they could skip all the BS and have the high court rule on it now.

The case, in the State of New York Court of Appeals, represents one of the first legal tests of recent "Amazon taxes" meant to make online retailers start charging state sales taxes. Amazon and Overstock attorneys argued before the court that a 2008 New York law requiring companies with affiliates in the state to collect sales tax was unconstitutional. For New York, millions of dollars in tax collections ride on the court's decision, expected by June.

Comments