Amazon Faces Tax Fight in South Carolina, Could Change How Online Sellers Do Business
Wednesday, August 16th, 2017
President Trump has repeatedly attacked Amazon and its CEO Jeff Bezos for dodging financial obligations, tweeting as recently as June that the company avoids "paying internet taxes."
While the president's claims have remained vague, at least one state is now making a similar allegation -- and providing some substance to back it up.
In June, South Carolina filed a complaint alleging that Amazon failed to collect taxes on sales made by third-party merchants on the company's marketplace. These are products where Amazon is not the seller, but rather is connecting other businesses to consumers and providing the payment processing for the transaction as well as some customer support.