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Amazon Agrees to Collect Taxes in Massachusetts

Amazon, the world’s largest online merchant, said that it has agreed to start collecting the state’s 6.25 percent sales tax in Massachusetts next November -- a move that will cost consumers but generate­ tens of millions of dollars for the state.

Amazon, the world’s largest online merchant, said that it has agreed to start collecting the state’s 6.25 percent sales tax in Massachusetts next November -- a move that will cost consumers but generate­ tens of millions of dollars for the state.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.