Amazon.com Inc. said it received an assessment of $269 million for uncollected sales tax from the state of Texas.The Seattle-based online retailer received the assessment in September for uncollected taxes, interest and penalties for the period from December 2005 to December 2009, according to Amazon’s latest 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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