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Breakingviews States Fire Shots In Internet Sales Tax War

(breakingviews.com) — A battle is brewing over U.S. state sales taxes on online purchases. Internet retailers Amazon.com and Overstock.com are scaling back their operations in states that demand they collect these taxes. While this won’t dent their revenues much, it foreshadows a larger clash over the taxation of internet commerce. Cash-strapped states are firing the… »