Amazon starts collecting sales tax from Alaska residents
Posted January 30, 2019 9:09 pm.
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KODIAK, Alaska — Amazon has started charging for city sales taxes on certain products in Alaska following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that struck down a previous online tax standard.
The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports that Kodiak residents who inquired with the company about the new 7 per cent tax received a message stating that Amazon will be “collecting local tax on all orders delivered to destinations within Alaska.”
Amazon did not immediately respond to the newspaper’s request for comment.
Susan Smith, Kodiak’s sales tax representative, says the city has not taken any action to implement the tax and is investigating what to do next.
Alaska Municipal League Executive Director Nils Andreassen says the tax has hit cities across the state, including Juneau, Bethel and Sitka.
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Information from: Kodiak (Alaska) Daily Mirror, http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com
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