States, Retailers Battle Amazon Over Sales Tax

As states struggle to balance their budgets and increase revenue in tough economic times, a new fight has been playing out over tax collection of online retailers.
States, Retailers Battle Amazon Over Sales Tax
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/114087064.jpg" alt="ON THE DEFENSIVE: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during a question and answer session at Consumer Reports offices earlier this year in Yonkers, N.Y. Bezos and his company are waging a fight in California to challenge the state's recent legislation to collect internet sales tax. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)" title="ON THE DEFENSIVE: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during a question and answer session at Consumer Reports offices earlier this year in Yonkers, N.Y. Bezos and his company are waging a fight in California to challenge the state's recent legislation to collect internet sales tax. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1800415"/></a>
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during a question and answer session at Consumer Reports offices earlier this year in Yonkers, N.Y. Bezos and his company are waging a fight in California to challenge the state's recent legislation to collect internet sales tax. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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