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To: IceShark who wrote (7921)	6/28/1998 7:25:00 PM
From: CanynGirl	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 164687

Personally I think Amazon should accept webvertising. Do something to take advantage of that huge visitor list.

To: IceShark who wrote (7921)	6/28/1998 8:19:00 PM
From: Mike M	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164687

Outside of sale within Washington, which I seem to recall doesn't have a sales tax, Amazon has no obligation to collect other state's sales taxes.>> IF BARNES & NOBLE ALSO SELLS OVER THE INTERNET, HOW DOES THAT GIVE AMZN AN ADVANTAGE? SEE DAN, I THINK AMZN HAS A PROBLEM. THEY AREN'T UNIQUE ENOUGH AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE CAPITAL TO TAKE THIS BATTLE TO THE COMPETITION.....THEY MIGHT BE FIRST, BUT THEY HAD BETTER FIND A WAY TO SURVIVE THE CAPITAL SHORTFALL WHILE GOING HEAD TO HEAD W/ THEIR COMPETITION....I'M NOT SO SURE B&N WILL WIN THIS BATTLE, EITHER...WHAT HAPPENS IF WMT GETS AMBITIOUS IN THIS WAR?....THE GUY WITH THE UNLIMITED RESOURCES IS MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE. MIKE

To: IceShark who wrote (7921)	6/28/1998 8:42:00 PM
From: Dwight E. Karlsen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164687

Outside of sale within Washington, which I seem to recall doesn't have a sales tax, Wrongggggggg. King County, which includes the entire Seattle metropolitan area, has combined state & local tax rates ranging from 8.2% to 8.6%...ditto for Snohomish County, which is East/NE of King County. The Washington State sales tax rate is 6.5%; then the local city or unincorporated county areas add anywhere from .5% to 1.7%..Naturally Seattle, being a bastion of people generous towards the government, sports the highest sales tax rates in the State of WA... Oregon has no sales tax, but it has a state income tax, which ranges from 7% to 9% (not positive on these rates, as I'm an accountant in Washington). Washington has no state income tax.

To: IceShark who wrote (7921)	6/29/1998 7:20:00 AM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164687

Jonathan, That brings up an interesting competition issue. B&N and other outfits that have brick and mortar operations in a state are obligated to collect sales tax on mail order sales to that state. Outside of sale within Washington, which I seem to recall doesn't have a sales tax, Amazon has no obligation to collect other state's sales taxes. Now, the individual buyers are obligated to file a "use tax" return with their state and pay the tax, but how many people do you know that are even aware of this, much less comply with the law? -vbg- So this should give AMZN a bit of an edge when cut throat pricing starts. Dan, This has been bantered about a month or two ago. The conclusion is the States will eventually consider Amazon.con a sufficient nexus so each State may collect the sales tax. The States are not going to give up that much sales tax revenue. Glenn