Amazon Adds $2.25 Million to Campaign Opposing California Tax
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Amazon.com Inc. has added $2.25 million to an effort to void a California law requiring online retailers to collect sales taxes on purchases by state residents, a campaign-finance filing shows.
Amazon, the world’s biggest Internet retailer, started the More Jobs Not Taxes campaign committee with a $3 million contribution in July. The Seattle-based company donated the additional amount on Aug. 10, according to the Aug. 19 filing. The company is the only reported donor to the committee.