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Amazon begins collecting online sales tax in Virginia

By WTOP Staff

Amazon.com Inc. this week began collecting online sales taxes from buyers living in Virginia and Georgia, GlobeSt.com reported.

Virginia is the latest in a string of states in which the online retailer has agreed to begin collecting sales taxes from residents, after years of insisting to local governments that they had no legal rights to collect sales taxes from its customers.

Related: Which states are subject to Amazon’s sales tax?

In the coming months, taxes will start being collected in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Nevada and Indiana.

Emergency guide: What you should do to prepare for emergencies

By WTOP Staff
WASHINGTON — Do you know what you'd do if an emergency hits? What if you're at work, your spouse is stuck in traffic and your children are in school? There's no way to plan for every emergency, but you can make sure you're prepared for different scenarios, including making a plan for your family and building a kit of emergency supplies.
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