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What Wayfair’s Lawyer Says About The Wayfair v. South Dakota Decision

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The 2018 South Dakota v. The latest spate of lawsuits has seen a small Louisiana parish going head to head with Walmart, and even an Alabama county fighting itself over how to properly disburse revenue from its online sales tax. Lawyer George Isaacson argued Wayfair’s side in the historic 2018 South Dakota v.

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Can South Dakota Move The Needle On A Federal Online Sales Tax?

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This is proving particularly true for more and more cash-strapped states that have spent years staring at soaring traffic for online retailers but little — if any — increases in the taxes reaped from this digital, transcontinental economy. And South Dakota, for one, has had enough.

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Deep Dive: The Unfolding Legacy Of South Dakota v. Wayfair

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Charging sales tax on online purchases made at out-of-state businesses has therefore become a tempting target for states seeking to maintain strong financial bases and to level the playing field between in-state sellers and remote online retailers. Such a levy was not legal until last year’s South Dakota v.

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South Dakota Sues Wayfair, NewEgg, Overstock And Systemax Over Lost eCommerce Revenue

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It’s a big litigious party out in South Dakota these days, as the state is suing four eCommerce merchants for their lost sales tax – and different merchants (in a separate suit) are suing right back. The group’s suit claims the South Dakota law violates the U.S.

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US Voters Approve Sports Betting, Casino Gaming Expansions In 6 States

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The states that approved legal sports betting were Maryland, South Dakota and Louisiana, while Virginia approved casino gambling in four locations, Nebraska authorized adding casino games for its horse race tracks, and Colorado added more types and numbers of games allowed at casinos and got rid of some wagering limits. “We

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Report: The Risky Business Of Navigating Online Sales Tax For Merchants

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consumers are expected to be shopping online by 2021. Merchants working to expand and sell online in more markets must comply with each market’s local sales tax regulations, however, and that is an increasingly complicated task. New online sales taxes aren’t just the dominion of the U.S.

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US Supreme Court Gives The Green Light For Online Sales Taxes

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States can collect sales taxes from online retailers thanks to a U.S. A company with a website accessible in South Dakota may be said to have a physical presence in the state via the customers’ computers,” he wrote. “A Or a company may lease data storage that is permanently, or even occasionally, located in South Dakota.”.

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