US Supreme Court rules 5-4 that states can force internet companies to collect sales tax
Accepted submission by
Anonymous Coward
at 2018-06-22 00:44:01
from the Shouldn't Matter, as Everybody Self-Reports dept.
An Anonymous Coward writes:
https://www.npr.org/2018/06/21/606463186/with-billions-at-stake-supreme-court-rules-states-may-tax-online-retailers [npr.org]
"The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states can require retailers to collect and remit sales taxes on out-of-state purchases. The 5-to-4 decision reversed decades-old decisions that protected out-of-state vendors from sales tax obligations unless the vendor had a physical presence in the state."
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