Re: SCOTUS 10: Pack the Court!
If a company has no physical location in a state, there's no way for the state to force a company to collect sales tax. So, with me being in MN, and purchasing something from a company in, say, CA, the CA company never had to comply with MN state taxation laws because it wasn't here. CA's sales tax laws state that any purchase made within its borders must have sales tax collected, but with online sales, the question becomes much more vague. Did the purchase happen in MN, or perhaps WA, if the company is using an Amazon server service?
Aside from now collecting sales taxes for 50 different states, they might now be required to zero in on municipalities, or ZIP codes, where special local sales taxes exist. This could turn very ugly and expensive for online retailers, both large and small. And all the while, the brick and mortars will go on with the mistaken notion that the sales tax is what gave these online retailers their *only* sales advantage.
Originally posted by bronconick
View Post
Aside from now collecting sales taxes for 50 different states, they might now be required to zero in on municipalities, or ZIP codes, where special local sales taxes exist. This could turn very ugly and expensive for online retailers, both large and small. And all the while, the brick and mortars will go on with the mistaken notion that the sales tax is what gave these online retailers their *only* sales advantage.
Comment