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What we think: Florida pays price for Scott's anti-tax zealotry
In recent years, state and local governments in Florida have lost billions of dollars in unpaid sales taxes — dollars that might have been invested in priorities like schools, health care and public safety, or allowed other taxes to be reduced....Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Executive Branch, Politics, Rick Scott, Elections
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After Google, Amazon to be grilled on UK tax presence
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. will be called back to the British parliament to clarify how its activities in the UK justify its low corporate income tax bill, two lawmakers told Reuters. Amazon will follow search giant Google,...Tags: Google Inc., Property, Personal Income, Parliament, Politics
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Target goes hunting in Silicon Valley, following Wal-Mart
ReutersBy Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that can help the second-largest U.S. retailer grow its online commerce business. Target's Technology...Tags: Google Inc., Technology, Science and Technology, Services and Shopping, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Accenture buying Acquity for $316 million
Tribune reporterGlobal consulting firm Accenture has agreed to buy digital marketing company Acquity Group for $316 million, the companies announced Friday. Founded in Chicago in 2001, Acquity Group works with such brands as Adobe, American Express, General Motors,...Tags: General Motors Corp., Arthur Andersen, Marketing, Consumer Goods Industries, American Express Company
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Online sales tax bill should be improved, and passed
The U.S. Senate recently passed a bill that would allow states to require Internet retailers to collect sales taxes on behalf of local governments. This bill has flaws, but they could be fixed in the House. It should be passed. I don't like the idea...Tags: Employees, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Politics, Career and Workplace, Unemployment Benefits
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Wal-Mart U.S. sales weak; outlook below analysts' forecast
Reuters(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday due to poor U.S. sales and said its profit for this quarter might also miss Wall Street's forecast. Everything from pressure on shoppers to a cool start to...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Politics, Corporate Officers, Target, Corruption
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Deal dies to build Amazon warehouse in Florida
TALLAHASSEE — A plan by Internet retailing giant Amazon.com to build at least one warehouse in Florida has been scrapped, with the company unable to reach an agreement on when it would have to start collecting state sales taxes, an official in Gov....
Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Rick Scott, Government, Regional Authority
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UK lawmakers challenge Google's 'smoke and mirrors' on tax
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc faced angry questions on Thursday from British lawmakers investigating its tax affairs and whether it had misled Parliament in testimony last year, adding fuel to a debate on taxation that has risen to the top of the UK...Tags: Google Inc., Parliament, Republic of Ireland, Politics, Microsoft Corporation
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CORRECTED-More tax lobbyists working Washington's hallways
Reuters(Corrects 8th paragraph to make clear 6,500 is maximum number of tax lobbyists in 2011-2012; deletes paragraph 9 on lobbyists per lawmaker) By Nanette Byrnes May 15 (Reuters) - The ranks of lobbyists are growing in Washington again as Congress flirts...Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Microsoft Corporation, Politics, John Breaux
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ANALYSIS-Amazon gets help to lure big business to the cloud
Reuters(Repeats with no changes to text or headline) * Amazon has built up network of more than 4,000 cloud partners * Partners help satisfy more demanding enterprise customers * Crucial as Amazon targets $300 billion market By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO,...Tags: Google Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Science and Technology, Microsoft Corporation, Lilly Eli & Co
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Online sales tax a fair policy
The online sales tax debate has fall from the top of news reports. As both a customer and a former small business owner, I have a valid perspective. Buying and selling online was always a lucrative deal because it saved both parties money. That made...Tags: Small Businesses, Sales, Business
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