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Click and Pay a Little More: The Days of Tax-Free Online Shopping May Be Over





The tax-free internet shopping experience might end soon.

From New York Times:

To turn that tide, state tax officials have sought to void the 1992 Supreme Court decision, Quill v. North Dakota, which held that it would be too burdensome on businesses if they were required to collect and remit sales taxes on behalf of the 7,600 state and local taxing jurisdictions across the country.

Since 2000, more than 40 states have participated in the Streamlined Sales Tax Project, which, among other things, seeks to establish common sales tax rules and collection methods across states. The project is helping to create and distribute software for businesses to help them easily collect the taxes.

By showing that tax collection represents no substantial burden to businesses, the project hopes to spur federal legislation allowing states that have simplified their methods to mandate tax collection from retailers that do not have a physical presence in their state.

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