Its important to note that the governor of Texas actually sides with Amazon in this matter. http://bit.ly/dWM7ZA
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Adrian Nye <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's obvious according to the spirit and letter of the law that Amazon > should be > charged sales tax > because of the distribution center in Irving. If that is not a physical > presence, I don't know what is. Amazon has counted on the > corporate friendly administration here that Texas would want the jobs more > than > the tax money and not enforce the law. Unfortunately for them, > now Texas needs the money, so Texas is pressing the case, and so Amazon is > pulling out (or at least using that threat to get a better deal). > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Jan Triplett <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Tue, February 15, 2011 11:51:50 AM > > Subject: [Refresh Austin: 5784] This is a question about online sales tax > > > > Because of the makeup of Refresh-Austin, I wanted to get feedback on your > >concerns about requiring Amazon to pay state sales tax. I am trying to > gather > >information for a government colleague. > > > > Thank you for your input. > > > > > > Here's to your success! > > > > Jan Triplett, Ph.D. > > Business Success Center > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >"Refresh Austin" group. > > > > [ Posting ] > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > > > [ Unsubscribe ] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >[email protected] > > > > [ More Info ] > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > > > > > > > -- > Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Refresh Austin" group. > > [ Posting ] > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > [ Unsubscribe ] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > > [ More Info ] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
