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May 21, 2013

Amazon.com sales tax helps Whatcom County

BELLINGHAM (AP) — Whatcom County has gotten a boost in sales tax revenue thanks to Canadians shopping online at Amazon.com and picking up parcels at border towns.

Retail trade jumped 41 percent last year in Sumas and 22 percent in Blaine, the Washington Department of Revenue reported.


 
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