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Council hears resident suggestions to fix online sales-tax defaults; city sees increased Chewy payments
2433586 · February 27, 2025
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Summary
Residents pressed the city to work with Commerce and large e-commerce platforms to correct default address databases that sent sales tax to Kent instead of Covington; staff and council members said Commerce is involved and noted large sales-tax payments in November–December.
Residents and council members discussed a persistent problem where some online retailers default customer addresses to Kent rather than Covington, redirecting sales tax revenue away from the city. Debbie summarized two homeowners-association (HOA) reports describing the issue and said…
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