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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Amazon.com Will Collect Massachusetts State Sales Tax Next Year

The Internet retailer said the collection would begin in time for next year's holiday shopping season.

Checking out at Amazon.com will be a little pricier starting next November. Gov. Deval Patrick's office announced the deal Tuesday, stating the company would be adding jobs to Massachusetts in the next few years. Amazon.com and Patrick said they would work together to support a federal bill allowing individual states to collect sales tax in states where they have no physical location. "I value the contributions large and small employers alike make to Massachusetts' economic vitality, and this agreement captures that," said Patrick, in a statement. "We are thankful Amazon was willing to come to the table and we will continue our conversations with them about creating jobs here. This agreement is a win for all sides, and I am pleased it …

STEVE ROSS

11:40 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

tend to get better service and much lower prices on AMAZON than many brick and mortar stores. I try to by locally, but sometimes the premium is too high.   more ›

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