The Senate is close to passing an internet sales tax bill, supported by your friendly "local" big-box store. But they should be against it. Here's why.

The free ride is officially over for New York residents: You'll have to pay sales tax on your Amazon purchases.

Online retailing has changed a lot of things, but one of the things it's changed the most, much to the chagrin of state legislatures, is how much sales tax states collect.