SUPREME COURT/TAXES: “The Supreme Court on Friday [1-12-18] said it would consider whether states can broadly require online retailers to collect sales taxes even if they lack a physical presence in the state, taking a case that could have a major impact on online commerce.
The justices agreed to hear an appeal by the state of South Dakota, which has been pushing a test case with the goal of overturning a high-court precedent that limits states’ sales tax collections.
If South Dakota prevails, other states would likely begin taxing online and catalog sales from beyond their borders, ending an era in which consumers could save taxes by shopping inside their homes instead of in their local stores…
The justices on Friday took up that call, explicitly agreeing to consider whether the earlier high-court precedent should be overruled.”
-Brent Kendall and Richard Rubin, “Supreme Court to Consider Internet Sales Tax Collection,” The Wall Street Journal online, Jan. 12, 2018 05:52pm