It was bound to happen eventually, and now it has. Amazon.com will collect Illinois sales tax beginning February 1, 2015.
There are two good reasons for the company to do so.
- On January 1, 2015, a remote sales tax law took effect. It requires out-of-state sellers doing a certain amount of business in Illinois to collect and remit Illinois sales tax. Amazon does enough business to qualify.
- Amazon is building a distribution facility in Illinois that will open in 2015 and employ more than 1,000 people by 2017. A physical presence creates nexus and triggers a sales tax collection obligation.
Whatever the reason, the world’s largest online retailer has confirmed that it will collect Illinois sales tax starting Sunday, February 1.
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Gail Cole
Gail began researching and writing about sales tax in 2012 and has been fascinated with it ever since. She has a penchant for uncovering unusual tax facts, and endeavors to make complex sales tax laws more digestible for both experts and laypeople.