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The title of this news item is a bit misleading because, at this time, nobody from Texas has said anything about going after Amazon for sales tax. After Amazon sued NY claiming it did not have a physical presence there, retailers in Texas cried fowl because Amazon does have a distribution center there but does not collect tax on sales from that state. Let’s hope this doesn’t become a trend.



The Dallas Morning News reported in Friday’s editions that it asked the Texas comptroller’s office why the retailer didn’t charge sales taxes on Texas customers. Robin Corrigan, a sales tax policy executive in the comptroller’s office, said the agency didn’t know Amazon operates a facility in the state. Company officials "told me they don’t have a distribution center in Texas," Corrigan said. "We will definitely send out a team to investigate."



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