As of July 1, Amazon.com has begun charging Texas residents a sales tax. The online retailer has avoided charging most of its customers sales tax for years, but since the recession, many lawmakers have targeted the seller to fill large budget shortfalls.
While many argue that the new tax charges evens the playing field with local booksellers who must compete with the retail giant, others note that it may benefit Amazon in the long run. The new tax charges could allow Amazon to open more distribution centers across the country, which may bring lower prices and shorter ship times for customers in the future.
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For the first time in U.S. history, a tax is set to be imposed when not purchasing anything. Under the new health care law, people who do not purchase health insurance will be forced to pay penalty fees. These same fees were referred to as a “tax” by the Supreme Court on Thursday, forever changing the history of modern taxes in this country.
Opponents of the tax law are calling foul on the penalty and say it is merely a forced tax increase, something the bill’s sponsors vehemently deny. The fact remains, that there are many instances in which you get a tax break for buying something, but this is the first time in American history that you will pay higher taxes for failing to buy a product.
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Senate Republicans successfully blocked a Democrat-backed bill that would have extended tax cuts to small businesses. The bill would have allowed tax breaks for small businesses that added to their payroll through either hiring new employees or increasing pay.
Republicans however filibustered against the bill, ensuring it was seven votes short of what it needed to move forward. Both sides, however, are calling foul and insisting that the other is playing toward voters in the upcoming election. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) blames the filibuster on the GOP’s efforts to make President Obama lose some credibility. The GOP, however, believes the legislation was merely a campaign ploy and didn’t have any real chances of improving the economy.
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A Texas lawyer will serve three years in prison and pay $847,000 in restitution for fleeing the country to avoid paying U.S. income taxes. A federal judge in Amarillo sentenced John Lewis Lesly after he was arrested by IRS agents at Dallas-Fort Worth International airport, nearly 7 years after fleeing to Canada in October of 2005, one month before his indictment. According to the Austin Statesman, investigators say Lesly had not filed an income tax return since 1976. In April, Lesly pled guilty to four counts of failure to file tax returns between 1999 through 2002 and reports estimate he made more than $2.7 million during that time frame.
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Members of the Florida Consumer Action Network will stage a protest July 30 in front of the historic Vinoy Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida to call an end to tax breaks for persons making more than $250,000 a year. The demonstration comes as Congress is mulling a vote on tax cuts left over from the Bush administration.
Proponents of the protest say passing Obama’s tax plan will protect Americans who make less than $250,000 a year while generating an estimated $68 billion in yearly revenue, or $700 billion over the next decade, from the wealthiest Americans.
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