Amazon will start collecting sales tax in Connecticut Nov. 1...
Amazon will start collecting sales tax in Connecticut Nov. 1 and will also invest $50 million in the state, building a distribution facility and hiring hundreds of full-time workers, Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) and Amazon said in a joint statement…
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(http://xrl.us/boezeu). They said the sales-tax collection would begin on the cusp of “the most significant months of sales,” the holiday season. Amazon wants a federal law that will standardize e-commerce sales tax collection nationwide, said Paul Misener, Amazon vice president-global public policy: The company will work “with Governor Malloy toward passage of the legislation now being considered by Congress that would finally resolve the sales tax issue, level the playing field for all retailers, protect states’ rights and allow states to collect the revenue owed.” Misener called the facility jobs to be created “good paying jobs with good benefits.” Amazon’s investment will “unquestionably boost our local economy,” though the tax agreement is only a first step, Malloy said: “Federal action on this issue is still necessary."