Tuesday, November 20, 2007

New York and e-commerce tax

New York State is gearing up to add an 8.375% surcharge on purchases made online. The timing of this couldn't be any worse. Most retailers whether online, direct or storefront make most of their yearly sales during the holiday period. To announce this tax idea at this precise time is very harsh to say the least. According to Steven K. Berry of the DMA in and article from the DM News, it is questionable if this directive would even pass legal scrutiny.

Let's hope that this is a dead issue.

Labels: e-commerce, retail