Amazon to Begin Collecting Sales Tax for Michigan Residents

A law has been passed in Michigan to ensure approximately $60 million a year in taxes on Internet and other out-of-state purchases are collected. In effect, Amazon will "begin collecting sales tax on purchases made by Michigan residents."

"Amazon has a development office in Detroit and a sortation center in Brownstown Township, Michigan, just south of the Motor City."

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