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EcommerceBytes-NewsFlash, Number 2704 - December 27, 2011 - ISSN 1539-5065  2 of 5 
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The new office would be Amazon's first presence in Massachusetts, whose Department of Revenue would likely expect the ecommerce site to begin collecting sales tax from in-state transactions. Amazon has resisted collecting sales tax in states in which it has affiliates and says it supports a simplified nationwide system of state and local sales tax collection. Several such bills have been introduced into Congress this year. Boston radio station WBUR said Amazon is trying to open an office by February 1 with a handful of engineers but is looking for space that could eventually house 100 to 150 employees. |
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