Arkansas Is the Latest State to Go After Amazon on Taxes

There’s been very little notice in the press, but last week the state of Arkansas passed a law requiring web retailers to collect sales tax on items shipped to Arkansas. The new law is based on the assumption that if a web retailer has affiliates in the state, that qualifies as an in-state presence. It’s not actually called the “Amazon law”, but it’s pretty obvious that Amazon is the main target.