Tag: TAXES

Are you cheating your state government? It's tax season, and while most of us filed on time and with good intentions, it's a well known fact that most purchases made online don't account for state sales tax. For example, since Amazon.com doesn't have offices in California, the company doesn't factor in the sales tax on its items sold to people in that state. Instead, it's up to the customers to ...

New York State Governor Elliot Spitzer has launched an effort to collect state sales tax on goods purchased online. The governor has said that forcing online retailers, such as Amazon.com, to collect the taxes would send an influx of $47 million to Albany. Amazon is fighting the proposal tooth and nail. New York consumers are sure to not support the idea, but local merchants and small business ...

Everyone's gotta change with the times, including religious faiths, and we're not talking about same-sex marriage here. We're talking about plastic. Cash has been on the outs with the American public for a while now. Some Americans don't even bother to carry any at this point, and churches are trying to keep pace. Many now accept credit cards or automatic bank transfers for donations. Dr. Marty ...