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TODAY IS CYBER MONDAY - WHEN
THEIR COMPUTERS TO KEEP THE
HOLIDAY
SHOPPING SALES GOING.
BUT LAWMAKERS WANT TO MAKE SURE
THERE'S A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
FOR ON-LINE RETAILERS AND THE
BRICK-AND-
MORTAR STORES.
NEWSCHANNEL 15'S DREW BLAIR IS
LIVE
IF YOU CONSIDER THE LACK OF
SALES TAX AS ONE OF THE PERKS OF
SHOPPING..
DON'T GET TOO USED TO IT.
THERE'S AN EFFORT TO SPEED UP A
SAME FOR ONLINE-ONLY RETAILERS
LIKE
AMAZON-DOT-COM AND WALK-IN
STORES.
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THE SO-
CALLED "AMAZON-DOT-COM DEAL"
AMAZON REACHED A SIMILAR DEAL
WITH
ONLY FOUR OTHER STATES.
ORIGINALLY THE RETAILER TOLD
INDIANA IT NEEDED TWO-YEARS TO
IMPLEMENT THE CHANGE.
NOW A GROUP OF LAWMAKERS AND
BUSINESSES IS PUSHING TO MOVE
IF THEY HAVE THEIR WAY, ONLINE
TAX WILL START ON JULY FIRST
INSTEAD OF MORE THAN A YEAR FROM
NOW.
SEASONS...
SCHOOL AND THE HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS
SEASON.
JANUARY 1 2014 AS THE DEAL IS
BE AT
A DISADVANTAGE IN INDIANA FOR
SEASONS))
IT'S ESTIMATED THAT INDIANA
MISSES OUT ON 75-MILLION DOLLARS
A YEAR IN
UNCOLLECTED ONLINE SALES TAXES.
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, DREW
BLAIR, NEWSCHANNEL 15.
LAWMAKERS ARE OPEN TO A
COMPROMISE: A