Tag archive: taxes

Amazon, Overstock and similar companies may be facing new taxes in California. The golden state has passed a bill in the Assembly which will tax retail internet sales, and now the piece of legislation is on its way to the Senate. AB 155, which passed 47-16, is the doing of Democratic Assemblyman Charles Calderon (D-Whittier). The bill would close a loophole that proponents say gives online stores an advantage over brick-and-mortar stores such as… Read More

A coalition that includes some of America's largest technology companies have launched a lobbying campaign to pressure the Obama administration into allowing a tax holiday worth billions of dollars. The suspiciously named “Win America Campaign” (WAC) includes the likes of Adobe, Microsoft, Google, Apple, as well as the US Chamber of Commerce. Despite claims that the saved money will be used to reinvest in America to create… Read More

Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, intends to introduce a bill after Easter that would force online retailers to collect local sales tax for online purchases. Currently, Americans who shop online at sites such as Amazon, Overstock or iTunes don't always pay the same taxes as they would if they bought products in person at a brick-and-mortar business. Durbin says he wants to level the field for these brick-and-mortar… Read More

It’s understandable: You put it off as long as possible, dread it all year, and when it’s finally time to confront it, you just want to get it over with as soon as possible. Taxes are the worst, but that doesn’t mean you can’t file them. Sure, you could pay for a personal accountant that will charge you an arm and a leg for your time, or shell out for this year’s edition of tax software – or, you could do them online. The benefits? You save… Read More

It's that time of year: W2 forms are starting to appear in mailboxes, ushering in tax season for millions of Americans. And while doing taxes online has been popular for years, 2011 may be the start of a mobile era for tax filing. SnapTax, made by the folks at Intuit's Turbotax, is a newly released app that lets users file their state and federal income taxes on iPhones or Android smartphones. Anyone who qualifies to fill out the… Read More

The state of Florida is suing online travel reservation companies over hotel taxes, the latest in a string of lawsuits nationwide claiming the sites owe local authorities millions of dollars. Attorney General Bill McCollum sued Expedia and Orbitz on Tuesday, claiming they failed to pay Florida the full amount of taxes collected on hotel room rentals through their sites. “The customer is paying the tax already,” said McCollum, who is… Read More