Media Mentions
2009
Jeffrey Reed was interviewed in a November 11 podcast by The Tax Foundation concerning the so-called "Amazon tax" case being heard by New York Superior Court. The case involves whether such online retailers as Amazon.com must collect New York sales tax, and hinges on whether such companies have representatives or affiliates in the state to establish or maintain their market presence. “When we are talking about affiliates of Amazon.com we are not talking about affiliated companies,” Mr. Reed explained. “The case involves representatives who advertise for Amazon on their own web page by linking it to Amazon’s under a contractual agreement. The legal question is whether these people are significantly associated with Amazon’s ability to establish or maintain a market presence in New York.”
