In 2011 the state sold out our small businesses and permitted Amazon not to collect sales tax from in-state purchases in exchange for the company building a distribution facility in Lexington County. This allowed Amazon to continue to have an unfair competitive advantage over our small retailers. That sales tax exemption runs out in 2016. […]
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One of the big fights in the state legislature last year was over Amazon’s offer to build a distribution center in Lexington County (investing $90 million) and hiring 1249 employees. In exchange the state would not require Amazon to collect sales tax on any purchases from South Carolina customers for five years. The South Carolina
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The battle over state sales tax being collected by on-line retailers like Amazon has now moved to Congress. Amazon, which this year won a battle in South Carolina receiving a reprieve from collecting sales tax on in-state sales in exchange for building a distribution center in Lexington County, apparently has now switched sides. The retail
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