Governor Gary Herbert claims an estimated 200 million in sales tax is lost annually from online purchases in Utah. He has worked out a deal with Amazon to begin collecting both state and local sales taxes on purchases made directly from Amazon.com by Utahns starting on January 1, 2017.

Amazon does not have a physical presence in Utah. If the online retailer is selling an item to a customer outside of its home state, then it is NOT required to collect sales tax from that customer.

Governor Gary Herbert continues to increase taxes on Utah Citizens despite his recent campaign stating otherwise. We may or may not stop this from happening but our voice should be heard!