<P> Many U.S. states have passed online shopping sales tax laws designed to compel Amazon.com and other e-commerce retailers to collect state and local sales taxes from its customers . Amazon.com originally collected sales tax only from five states as of 2011 , but as of April 2017 collects sales taxes from customers in all 45 states that have a state sales tax and in Washington , D.C. Amazon does not collect sales taxes from Alaska , Delaware , Montana , New Hampshire , and Oregon , since those states do not have state sales taxes . Additionally , approximately half of all Amazon.com purchases are sold on the Amazon Marketplace through 3rd - party vendors , and these purchases remain free of tax except for in Washington state , where these purchases ( starting in 2018 ) are now taxed . </P>
<P> Many U.S. states have passed online shopping sales tax laws designed to compel Amazon.com and other e-commerce retailers to collect state and local sales taxes from its customers . Amazon.com originally collected sales tax only from five states as of 2011 , but as of April 2017 collects sales taxes from customers in all 45 states that have a state sales tax and in Washington , D.C. Amazon does not collect sales taxes from Alaska , Delaware , Montana , New Hampshire , and Oregon , since those states do not have state sales taxes . Additionally , approximately half of all Amazon.com purchases are sold on the Amazon Marketplace through 3rd - party vendors , and these purchases remain free of tax except for in Washington state , where these purchases ( starting in 2018 ) are now taxed . </P>
how many states does amazon collect sales tax
how many states does amazon collect sales tax
45
45