Amazon.com Inc. said it has ended business relationships with marketing affiliates in North Carolina to avoid collecting sales tax in the state.
North Carolina within the next week could pass a law that would force companies to collect the tax if they have in-state online-marketing affiliates -- people who get a sales commission from links on their Web sites. To avoid getting caught by the law, Amazon is dropping the affiliates.
Affiliates account for a relatively small slice of Amazon's traffic, so the move isn't likely to cause major damage to the company's business. The Seattle e-commerce giant will continue ...
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