Boaz Berkowitz

Amazon to Buy Netflix? Microsoft Is a Much Better Guess as a Potential Acquirer

Due to new interpretations of the law by NY State, Amazon already has begun to charge NY Sales tax even though it has no physical presence there. Other states are considering to follow suit with similar re-interpretations of the tax law. If so, Amazon may be required to charge sales tax in all 50 states regardless of a Netflix deal. So the tax considerations maybe not be as large an issue as you think, at least not enough to disregard the idea. More on this can be found here:

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