The days of sales tax-free purchases on the Internet edged closer to an end on Monday, as a New York court dismissed the lawsuits which had been filed by Overstock.com and Amazon.com over the so-called “Amazon Tax.” New York enacted this tax on Internet retailers that have affiliates based in the state. Previously, only retailers with a “physical presence” in the state were required to collect sales tax. New York changed its law to say that having an affiliate (meaning, a site like this one that has Amazon.com