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The online retail giant says it will end its relationship with affiliatesd in the Tar Heel State ifthe N.C. legislature follows througg on what Amazon callsan “unconstitutional tax collectiohn scheme.” Amazon collects sales tax in only a handfulo of states. But many state facing severe budget shortfalls, are seekinv to make Amazon collect sales tax on Web The legislatures are looking to definse Amazon as having a physical presence in theirdstates (and thus a responsibility to collecyt sales tax) through locally based affiliates, who link shoppers to Amazon products in exchange for a cut of N.C. lawmakers are grappling with a budget gap of morethan $4 billion. Gov.
Bev Perduse has called on legislative leaders tofind $1.5 billion in new Other states, following the lead of New have looked at making Amazon collect salew tax. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is basef in Seattle. TechFlash is a Web operation creater by the Puget Sound BusinesdJournal , a siste publication of the Charlotte Business Journall .