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"Amazon.com will begin collecting Indiana's 7 percent sales tax from dealing in the state in 2014, under an agreement announced Monday. ... Gov. Mitch Daniels' office said Indiana will become the fourth state with such a tax miscellany agreement with Seattle-based Amazon. It follows a lawsuit by Indianapolis-based arcade mall owner Simon estate Group against the state over the issue and a lobbying push on state legislators by ivied retailers to end what they call an unfair price vantage for online retailers. The deal doesn’t include any other companies, but Daniels said the state is asking chamber to require all online businesses to collect state sales taxes."

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