Amazon Does not Require Its Affiliates to Collect Sales Taxes

June 21, 2018

CEPR

This is an important point left out of the Washington Post’s piece on the Supreme Court decision allowing states to require Internet sellers to collect sales taxes.The piece told readers that Amazon already collects state sales taxes. While this is true on its direct sales, it does not require its affiliates to collect sales taxes. Affiliates account for 30 to 40 percent of Amazon’s sales.