10 Ka-ching!(STATELINE) (Amazon.com to start collecting sales tax in Florida)

Florida expects to see its sales tax coffers grow about $80 million annually, thanks to an announcement by giant Internet retailer Amazon.com that it will start collecting taxes on purchases there. In the past, Floridians have been able to buy at Amazon.com without paying taxes. But the company soon will have a physical presence in Florida--it is building warehouses in Lakeland and Florida--so it can no longer take advantage of a legal loophole allowing it to skip...

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