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10/26/2010 11:12:12 AM

AMAZON


FUCK YEAHHHH

10/26/2010 11:12:32 AM

Aaaaamm-a-zooonnn

Fuckkk yeah!

10/26/2010 11:13:35 AM

sweet!

10/26/2010 11:32:01 AM

+1 to amazon for no taxes!

-1 to amazon for revoking the $20 credit from my purchase of Black Ops

10/26/2010 11:51:51 AM

Quote :

"Who ever wanted to tax internet sales can go fuck themselves."

Bev Perdue

10/26/2010 3:16:10 PM

Fuck you,
Bev Perdue

10/26/2010 3:28:19 PM

i repeat:

Quote :

"personally, the only state that has a right to the sales tax in the first place is the state in which the seller is located"

i'm glad the judicial system in washington agrees that NC has no right to sales tax in a state where the sale didn't actually take place

that said, i'm not opposed to sales taxes...if everything changed so that the buyer paid the sales tax of the state where the seller is located (regardless of where the buyer is located), i'd be okay with that...not happy, but at least i'd feel that the state that "deserves" the tax actually gets it

10/26/2010 3:38:48 PM

Fuck you,
Bev Perdue

10/26/2010 3:41:16 PM

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"m glad the judicial system in washington agrees that NC has no right to sales tax in a state where the sale didn't actually take place"

That's not what happened at all.

Quote :

"As an initial matter, the Court makes clear its inquiry focuses solely on whether the relief Amazon requests will impede the DOR in assessing or collecting a tax from Amazon. This narrow focus is the result of the fact the DOR made its request of Amazon solely in the context of a tax audit of Amazon, not its customers. (See Woodard Decl. ¶ 17; Dkt. No. 43 at 17.) Any inquiry as to whether North Carolina residents owe taxes is hypothetical. (Dkt. No. 43 at 16; Woodard Decl. ¶¶ 11-12 (reaffirming that the audit is of Amazon only), ¶ 17 (stating that “the Department is also collecting use tax data in the event a decision is made to allocate resources to assess use taxes against North Carolina customers . . .” (emphasis added).) The relief sought by Amazon does not require the Court to enjoin, suspend, or restrain the assessment, levy or collection of tax. Amazon has provided DOR with information as to every sale within the time period requested, including the name of the city, county, and postal code for each shipment, a detailed description of the product, and the total amount paid. (Zapolsky Decl. at 3-4, ¶ 10; Galbreath Decl. at 2-3, ¶ 7.) According to DOR’s own explanation of North Carolina law, this permits it to calculate the tax rate because it possesses the type of good, the county to which the item was shipped, and the date. (Woodard Decl. ¶¶ 4-5, 8.) Amazon’s proposed declaratory judgment would exempt Amazon from turning over the “names, addresses or any other personal information” of its customers. (Dkt. No. 1 at 14.) This only implicates DOR’s ability to determine whether an exemption applies to any particular transaction that would alleviate some tax burden on Amazon. (Woodard Decl. ¶. 6.) While this may frustrate the DOR’s desire to provide a proper calculation of the exact tax owed by Amazon, the DOR has admitted that any lack of names does not impede a tax assessment. The DOR has stated that it can and will impose a tax on Amazon, and that it will simply be up to Amazon to seek a lower tax rate. ... Amazon’s request does not implicate the validity of North Carolina’s tax scheme. The requested relief also does not impinge on the assessment or collection of taxes. It is a narrowly-tailored request for relief to avoid turning over information that is unnecessary for the DOR to possess in order to calculate Amazon’s tax liability."

http://www.aclu.org/files/assets/2010-10-25-AmazonvLay-Order.pdf

10/26/2010 4:12:11 PM

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"That's not what happened at all."

i do actually realize this...which is what i mentioned in an email to my wife earlier (because i was ranting about this when i first heard a couple of months ago)

but the end result, right now, is the same...the state was given the finger as it well deserved and it won't be getting any money from ME any time soon

10/26/2010 4:16:32 PM