{"id":662457,"date":"2018-04-16T15:42:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T15:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=662457"},"modified":"2018-04-16T15:42:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T15:42:03","slug":"amazons-kryptonite-taxes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=662457","title":{"rendered":"Amazon\u2019s Kryptonite: Taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Zach Scheidt<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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This post Amazon’s Kryptonite: Taxes appeared first on Daily Reckoning.<\/p>\n

It’s no surprise that I’m a fan of investing in today’s retail sector.<\/p>\n

As I talked about on Saturday, it’s like someone forgot to tell the group that the market is in \u201ccorrection mode!\u201d<\/p>\n

Both American Eagle (AEO) and Lululemon Athletica (LULU) are now sitting at 52-week highs after fantastic performances last week. Even department stores Macy’s (M) and Dillard’s (DDS) are holding their gains after trading sharply higher in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

But as I want to talk about today, the environment for this sector could soon get even better\u2026<\/p>\n

There are currently two tailwinds in motion that could soon propel the retail sector even higher. Both deal with a topic we’ve touched on a lot here at The Daily Edge \u2014 taxes.<\/p>\n

Retail Tailwind #1: Tax Refunds<\/p>\n

Tomorrow is Tax Day which means that over the last few months \u2014 and for another month or so to come \u2014 Americans will be collecting big refund checks from both the Federal and state governments.<\/p>\n

And this year, these refund checks are now coupled with lower tax brackets which have already started showing up in consumer paychecks.<\/p>\n

These refund checks are being spent at retailers throughout the country which could be a major catalyst for retail stock prices to jump higher when they report earnings over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

I’ve even seen the trend in my household.<\/p>\n

After my son received his tax refund check \u2014 which much to my chagrin was a few hundred dollars more than it should have been because he filed as independent \u2014 he went straight to American Eagle to pick up a few sweatshirts.<\/p>\n

But that’s not all!<\/p>\n

The second tailwind that I want to talk about has the potential to have a much larger impact.<\/p>\n

Retail Tailwind #2: One Quiet Supreme Court Case<\/p>\n

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments for overturning a 1992 law that exempts internet merchants from charging sales tax.<\/p>\n

This is one story that is definitely not getting the mainstream attention that it deserves.<\/p>\n

Currently, the law states that an online merchant can only be forced to charge sales tax if they have a physical presence, such as a warehouse, in the state.<\/p>\n

Now for Amazon, who operates warehouses in 35 states, this means that customers in the remaining 15 states could soon see taxes tacked on to their purchases.<\/p>\n

But more importantly, there are thousands of other \u201ce-tailers\u201d who don’t operate a wide network of warehouses across the country, and adding sales tax to these purchases could level the playing field a little more between e-commerce and traditional brick-and-mortar businesses.<\/p>\n

I’ll keep you posted as the situation in Washington unfolds. But for now, just be aware that the environment is great for traditional brick-and-mortar retailers, and could soon get even better!<\/p>\n

Now let’s get to the 5 Must Knows for today\u2026<\/p>\n

5 Must Knows For Monday, April 16th<\/p>\n

Earnings Hit Stride \u2014 After a few of the major banks unofficially kicked off this earnings season last week, the reporting will hit full-stride this week. \u2026read more<\/a> <\/p>\n

Source:: Daily Reckoning feed<\/a><\/p>\n

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