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01 Jul 2009 21:28

The shots heard ‘round the web

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Amazon.com has closed its internet associate programs in Hawaii, North Carolina and Rhode Island after the states enacted laws requiring out-of-state internet vendors to collect sales taxes.

Overstock.com also closed its associate programs in those states, as well as California, which is considering a similar law.

Virtual retailers Amazon.com and Overstock.com are scaling back in states that demand they collect sales tax on some purchases. While this won’t dent their revenues much, it foreshadows a larger clash over taxing internet commerce. Cash-strapped states are firing the first shots.

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