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Sunday, September 28, 2014

Amazon Is About To Start Collecting Sales Tax On Maryland Orders

Amazon.com Inc. on Oct. 1 will begin collecting Maryland's 6 percent sales tax on online orders, a practice that was expected to begin once the company established a presence in the state.

Customers purchasing items online from Amazon have avoided the sales tax because Amazon didn't collect it. But once Amazon announced it would build a fulfillment center on Broening Highway in Baltimore, it became clear the sales tax collection would start — it was just a matter of when.

The state Board of Revenue Estimates estimates in December that Amazon's sales tax collection would amount to about $50 million in new revenue annually. Including the increase from Amazon, the state projects it will collect $4.15 billion in sales taxes next year, a 5.2 percent increase.

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20 comments:

Anonymous said...

looks like i will be buying from them less

Anonymous said...

I will have my orders shipped to Delaware no problem

Anonymous said...

Maryland liberals pulling out all the stops to tax us more so they can waste more.

Anonymous said...

Suicidal

Anonymous said...

Amazon just got 6% more expensive in my book. Time to look elsewhere.

Anonymous said...

Might as well order thru Wal-Mart and pick up at store.

Anonymous said...

Guess I will be buying less Amazon, unless they drop their prices 6%.

Anonymous said...

Guess i wont be shopping on amazon now either i buy my gas cigs and booze in va where i work...soon as my house sells be packing and heading south too goodbye wasteful libtarded state..

Anonymous said...

This happens with any company that ships from Maryland not just Amazon. Once again we are punished for living in this state. It is Maryland law. The only way Amazon could have prevented this was to put the warehouse in another state.

Anonymous said...

They should have done that. Why in hell open a business in MD?

Anonymous said...

Maryland = Tax Hell

Anonymous said...


Amazon's founder bought the Washington Post. He had no objection to kissing OweMalley's wallet pocket so putting the warehouse in MD and putting the screws to MD customers didn't cause him to lose any sleep.

Motivated to shop elsewhere now.

Anonymous said...

i am sure one of our readers can calculate the reduction of taxes from this increase or will this be like the millionaire tax and they moved to Florida.

Anonymous said...

Well thats 50 million more the politicans can blow.

Anonymous said...

Amazon just lost another customer....

Anonymous said...

Thanks a lot martin!

Anonymous said...

Wayfair.com is just as good

Anonymous said...

So glad I live just over the line in DE. I suppose I will be getting all my MD friends and family's packages now. Oh well, every little bit saved, helps.

Anonymous said...

8:27 I guess I'm one of your new friends you haven't met yet.

Anonymous said...

It helps the Economy. Fools.