Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) customers living in Maine will start seeing sales taxes show up on their orders.
Starting on April 1, 2017, Amazon.com, Inc. will start adding a sales tax on orders from customers in the state. This information has been confirmed by state officials working for the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, but not by AMZN. The sales tax will add 5.5% to items sold through the online retailer’s website.
George Gervais, the commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, says that the change “is an important first step in leveling the playing field,” in the state. A 2013 estimate from the state claims that it was losing $28 million per year from the lack of online sale taxes, reports Bangor Daily News.
There are currently 36 states where Amazon.com, Inc. adds sales taxes to online purchases. They are as follows:
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Maine isn’t featured on the list of states where Amazon.com, Inc. charges for sales tax. However, it also isn’t April 1 yet. The list will likely be updated at this time to include Maine as one of the states that customers will have to pay sales taxes on purchases from the online retailer.
