CNBC: Trump Organization’s Online Store Adds Virginia to Short List of States Collecting Tax on Its Sales, Bringing Total to 3
media mention“You have Trump Tower New York and the Trump Store in Trump Tower pointing people to the site, essentially being salespeople,” Carl Davis, research director of the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, told CNBC.
A spokesman for the New York Department of Taxation and Finance said secrecy laws prevent it from commenting on specific taxpayers.
While President Donald Trump continues to slam retail giant Amazon’s tax practices, the tax-collection practices of his own organization’s online store raise questions of their own.
“It seems like they’re using a similar strategy as Amazon, but they’re taking it further,” Davis said when told of Virginia’s addition to the Trump Store’s list. Read more