Sales tax for Florida on Amazon purchases

[ptaylor]

I was hoping the day would never come, but it has.

Amazon is now collecting sales tax for purchases made from Florida from May 1 2014.

 

[NemoRocks78]

ughhhhh

 

[Master Yoda]

We all knew the party would not last forever.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Anyone know if any other states are affected?

 

[Hobnail Boot]

They started doing it here in Georgia last year. Not sure exactly when it started.

 

[Master Yoda]

Anyone know if any other states are affected?

Not that I have heard, but I would not expect that to last for long.

Amazon is building 2 large warehouses in Florida which is the reason they are no longer exempt from charging sales tax in Florida. If Amazon continues with its plan, they will eventually have a physical presence in almost every state.

 

[MinnieM123]

Anyone know if any other states are affected?

During the 4th quarter of 2013, Amazon started collecting 6.25% sales tax from Massachusetts.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

We've been dealing with it in Texas for a while. Although, I have to say...I can handle the sales tax...them raising the minimum purchase amount to qualify for free super saver shipping is what really ticked me off.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

During the 4th quarter of 2013, Amazon started collecting 6.25% sales tax from Massachusetts.

Yeah, still no sales tax in MD, which is nice. Hoping it stays that way for a while.

 

[unkadug]

It's about time. It will start to level the playing field for the local merchants who are losing sales hand over fist.

 

[UncleMike101]

They started in Indiana this year.

 

[BigTxEars]

We've been dealing with it in Texas for a while. Although, I have to say...I can handle the sales tax...them raising the minimum purchase amount to qualify for free super saver shipping is what really ticked me off.

Agree, God Bless Texas and our lack of income tax at least!

Sooner or latter they (good ole federal government) will tax all the purchases on the internet with some crazed national commerce tax or something. It's to big and growing for them to keep their hands out of it IMO.

 

[tribbleorlfl]

Not that I have heard, but I would not expect that to last for long.

Amazon is building 2 large warehouses in Florida which is the reason they are no longer exempt from charging sales tax in Florida. If Amazon continues with its plan, they will eventually have a physical presence in almost every state.

Technically, they were not exempt from collecting sales tax all this time; the state simply had no means to enforce the collection. With the physical presence, they now do.