Amazon To Collect Sales Tax In Pennsylvania

08.30.12 |

Beginning Saturday, Amazon.com will start collecting Pennsylvania sales tax, courtesy of a new state directive that forces it to. The online retail giant had previously refused to register to collect Pennsylvania's 6-percent levy on its orders. but on Wednesday, a spokesman said the company reversed itself because of a new state regulations. The Seattle-based company only collects sales taxes on orders shipped to six other states — New York, being one of them.