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Pennsylvania Administratively Sets Bright-Line Economic Nexus Threshold for Corporate Net Income Tax

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The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue issued a bulletin announcing its view that the US Supreme Court’s sales and use tax decision in Wayfair v. South Dakota applies equally to corporate net income tax and authorizes the...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

U.S. and Foreign Businesses: You are Now “Virtually” Certain to Have Multistate Tax Obligations

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Executive Summary - After Wayfair, unless Congress intervenes: The physical presence sales tax taxability standard is now gone - at least under circumstances like those presented by South Dakota’s situation. Income...more

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Maine Issues Guidance For Remote Sellers

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Maine Revenue Services issued guidance, August 8, 2018, regarding remote sellers’ sales tax collection obligations in light of the Supreme Court’s June 21, 2018 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc....more

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South Dakota v. Wayfair: The Physical Presence Rule - Outdated and Overturned

Just about every State in the U.S. imposes a “sales tax” on the retail sale of goods and services in their State. That sales tax is required to be collected and remitted by the seller of the goods or services; however, if the...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Removes Tax Advantage For Online Retailers

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In its 5-4 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, the U.S. Supreme Court gave states the authority to require online retailers to collect state sales taxes even if the retailer has no physical presence in a state. The decision...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

State + Local Tax Insights: Special Edition 2018

Stand Your Ground! Substantial Nexus Lives After Wayfair - The U.S. Supreme Court decided in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. that the U.S. Constitution does not require a physical presence in a taxing state in order for...more

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House Judiciary Committee to Consider Wayfair Decision Impact

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The US House Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, July 24 at 10:00 am EDT in 2141 Rayburn House Office Building. According to a press release circulated July 19, the topic of the hearing will be...more

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Supreme Court’s South Dakota v. Wayfair, Upends State Limitations on Taxing of Online Businesses

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In a sign of how far e-commerce has changed in just a little over two decades, on June 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its 1992 decision of Quill v. North Dakota (504 U.S. 298). The implications of this...more

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INSIGHT: ‘Wayfair’: What Are the Practical Retroactivity Concerns?

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What is the practical risk that states would take in applying Wayfair retroactively? And should taxpayers rush to limit exposure for historical periods by entering into voluntary disclosure agreements with states that might...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

South Dakota v. Wayfair and the End of Quill: Sales Tax Collection in a Digital Age

In a decision dated June 21 – South Dakota v. Wayfair – the Supreme Court held that no “physical presence” is required for a state to impose sales tax collection obligations on out-of-state vendors....more

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Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly publishes "'Wayfair': For small online retailers, future uncertain"

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On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court upended the online retail industry, giving states the power to force online retailers to collect sales tax from sales to consumers. Prior to the landmark South Dakota v. Wayfair decision,...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: States React to Wayfair

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As we previously reported, on June 21, the Supreme Court overturned the longstanding rule that a state was prohibited from requiring a remote seller to collect sales tax where the seller had no physical presence in the state....more

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U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision On Sales Tax Has Big Implications

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In South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., et al., the U.S. Supreme Court recently overruled long-standing precedent on what is necessary to create “nexus” to collect sales or use tax on sales into a particular state. The decision...more

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No Presence Necessary - Supreme Court Breaks Silence on Remote Retailer Tax Debate

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If convenience wasn’t reason enough for you to shop online, the sales tax saving probably was. Not anymore after Justice Kennedy’s final majority opinion for the Supreme Court in the South Dakota v. Wayfair case....more

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Spotlight on Alabama: After Wayfair, Sales and Use Tax Compliance for Alabama E-Commerce

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The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., et al. represents a significant change in the sales tax collections and remitting responsibilities of all businesses (large or small) involved in selling at...more

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Supreme Court Paves Way For Additional School Funding In South Dakota V. Wayfair, Inc.

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The United States Supreme Court abandoned its longstanding physical presence nexus standard for sales/use tax collection previously decided in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, 504 U.S. 298 (1992) and National Bella Hess Inc. v....more

White and Williams LLP

Wayfair Update: United States Supreme Court Allows Sales Tax Collection on Internet Sales

The United States Supreme Court recently decided in South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc., et al. that South Dakota can impose a sales tax collection obligation on a “remote seller” even if the seller does not have a physical presence...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

SCOTUS Reverses Position on Sales and Use Tax Collection Requirements

Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned decades of precedent that mandated that an out-of-state seller to have “physical presence” before a state could require the seller to collect and remit sales and...more

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Online Shoppers Beware: State Sales Taxes Likely Will Be Added to Your Shopping Cart

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I like to shop online (a lot). I enjoy the convenience of shopping from home, and I find that I can usually get a better deal by comparing the prices of different online retailers. For some, online shopping also has another...more

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Supreme Court Overturns Physical Presence Rule for Sales Tax Collection

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The U.S. Supreme Court held in South Dakota v. Wayfair that the Commerce Clause does not require a retailer to be physically present before a state can enforce tax collection obligations. Justice Kennedy wrote the majority...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Another Online Sales Tax Update: SCOTUS Overrules Quill

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On June 20, 2018 the United States Supreme Court held in South Dakota v. Wayfair that states can collect sales tax from online retailers. ...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Supreme Court Clears Way For Sales And Use Tax Collection By Remote Sellers

On June 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued its much-awaited decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, holding that a state can require an online seller to collect that state’s sales or use tax on products the seller...more

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The Taxman Cometh (For Your Internet Sales)

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In a closely watched 5 to 4 decision authored by retiring Justice Kennedy in South Dakota v. Wayfair, 585 U.S. ___ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court reversed decades of Supreme Court precedent, giving state and local governments...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Requires More Out-of-State Businesses to Collect Sales Tax

On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its much-anticipated opinion in South Dakota v. Wayfair, overturning its own 50 years of precedent to rule that a state may now require an out-of-state business to collect sales...more

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SCOTUS Ruling Opens Door for States to Collect Taxes for Online Sales

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Consumers should soon expect their online purchases to be subject to state sales taxes. On June 21, 2018, the Supreme Court ruled in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. that a law allowing taxation of an out-of-state seller with no...more

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