SOME INTERNET PURCHASES WILL COST YOU MORE IN A FEW WEEKS. YOUR DAYS OF BUYING SOMETHING TAX-FREE ON AMAZON-DOT-COM ARE ABOUT TO COME TO AN END IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT SAYS, ON APRIL FIRST, AMAZON WILL START COLLECTING GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES FOR ON-LINE PURCHASES.
DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN BEN CLOUTIER SAYS THAT WILL BOOST REVENUE SIGNIFICANTLY…LIKELY BY TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEAR. THE TAX WOULD BE AROUND SEVEN PERCENT.
