Amazon Parts With EBay to Lobby for Streamlined Online Sales Tax
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Legislation in the U.S. Senate that would require Internet retailers to collect sales tax is gaining support from an unlikely ally: Amazon.com Inc.
Seattle-based Amazon, the biggest online seller, for years has battled state efforts to impose such taxes. Now, it is backing a bipartisan measure to create a federal standard for states to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases, avoiding a patchwork of local laws.