NY'ers: You Have One Day Left With No Sales Tax - Amazon/NewEgg

As many of you are aware, the State of New York has decided to begin to collect sales tax on merchandise shipped into the state from most online retailers. From what I gather, if the merchant collects more than $10,000 a year, the State of New York is coming to collect.

From what we hear, June 1st is the tax launch date and both Amazon and NewEgg have confirmed that they will begin to collect sales tax as of midnight. That means if you live in the Empire State, you have one more day to shop tax free. Go get that plasma or that Wii package now. Note: it's not 100% confirmed that Amazon/NewEgg will begin collecting on June 1st, it could be after June 1st - just consider this a warning.

Here's NewEgg's email to its New York customers:

Dear Valued Newegg Customer,
As a result of recent changes in the State of New York Tax Law requiring certain out-of-state retailers to collect and remit sales taxes to the State of New York, we regrettably inform you that Newegg.com must begin collecting applicable state and local sales tax for all orders shipped to New York addresses on or after June 1, 2008.

Qualified business customers can continue to use the Newegg.com Sales Tax Exempt Form.

We value our relationship with you and all of our New York customers. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this change in New York law and assure you that we will continue to work hard to offer you the best prices, fastest shipping and award winning customer service you deserve.

We look forward to continuing to provide you with the premier online shopping experience for all of your IT and Consumer Electronics needs.

Sincerely,

Bernard Luthi
Newegg.com
Company Spokesperson and
Vice President of Merchandising

We know that Amazon has filed a lawsuit to challenge the tax collection but no decision has been made yet.