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krazy4katz · 07-24-2010, 09:54 PM

I know this is a slightly different subject, but recently, I have had to pay tax on a couple of kindle books, which was NOT disclosed in the price. I am in the U.S. I emailed Amazon and received the following reply:

Hello,

Recently, several publishers modified their relationship with Amazon to a business model whereby the publisher, not Amazon, sells the Kindle book. Kindle books sold by the publisher are subject to sales tax based on the publisher’s state tax reporting obligations and the taxability of digital books in those states.

As a result, sales tax for Kindle books sold by the publisher may differ from the sales tax to which you’ve been accustomed for Kindle books. Kindle books sold by Amazon Digital Services, Inc. are subject to sales tax in Kentucky and Washington State.

You can find additional information about sellers and states that collect sales tax in our Help pages here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...512&#merchants

I hope this helps. Thanks for your interest in the Kindle Store.

Best regards,

Carla A.
http://www.amazon.com
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So you may also see this charge for some of your books.

07-24-2010, 09:54 PM	#5
krazy4katz Addict Posts: 367 Karma: 1552656 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: [Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (KK)], Kindle Voyage, iPad Pro	I know this is a slightly different subject, but recently, I have had to pay tax on a couple of kindle books, which was NOT disclosed in the price. I am in the U.S. I emailed Amazon and received the following reply: Hello, Recently, several publishers modified their relationship with Amazon to a business model whereby the publisher, not Amazon, sells the Kindle book. Kindle books sold by the publisher are subject to sales tax based on the publisher’s state tax reporting obligations and the taxability of digital books in those states. As a result, sales tax for Kindle books sold by the publisher may differ from the sales tax to which you’ve been accustomed for Kindle books. Kindle books sold by Amazon Digital Services, Inc. are subject to sales tax in Kentucky and Washington State. You can find additional information about sellers and states that collect sales tax in our Help pages here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...512&#merchants I hope this helps. Thanks for your interest in the Kindle Store. Best regards, Carla A. http://www.amazon.com ============================= So you may also see this charge for some of your books.