Take advantage of online shopping this Christmas, particularly at sites like Amazon.com and Overstock.com; next year, the lack of online sales tax on sites like these will most likely be just a memory.

A story from Slate.com posted on November 19th outlines the ways Amazon.com avoids charging sales taxes on its products and, whether they intend to or not, steals sales from huge retailers like Apple and Best Buy. Law states that a retailer like Amazon only needs to charge sales taxes in states that have a strong company presence. In other words, Amazon doesn’t need to charge sales taxes… Continue reading →