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  • IFA 2018 Complete Coverage

    8 monthes ago - By Digital Trends

    CES may be the largest consumer electronics show in the U.S., but IFA owns bragging rights as the largest CE show outside of the states. The show runs Aug. 31 to Sept. 5, and because of its timing (just in time for buyers to place Christmas orders), IFA frequently plays host to several first-time product unveilings,...
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  • You're About to Pay Higher Online Taxes After Supreme Court Ruling

    You're About to Pay Higher Online Taxes After Supreme Court Ruling

    8 monthes ago - By Tom's Guide

    Online shopping just got pricier for some consumers.
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  • Supreme Court lets states force online retailers to collect sales tax

    Supreme Court lets states force online retailers to collect sales tax

    8 monthes ago - By Reuters

    WASHINGTON - States may force online retailers to collect potentially billions of dollars in sales taxes, the U.S. Supreme Court said in a major ruling on Thursday that undercut an advantage many e-commerce companies have enjoyed over brick-and-mortar rivals.
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  • Supreme Court rules for internet sales tax: States can charge all online shoppers

    8 monthes ago - By ZDnet

    This court ruling changes everything about internet e-commerce. Billions in sales every year will now be taxed, which had been left untouched for over a generation.
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  • US Supreme Court clears the way for sales taxes on all e-commerce sales

    8 monthes ago - By Marketing Land

    The court said that states were being harmed by the inability to collect taxes from e-commerce sellers.
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  • Landmark Supreme Court decision lets states force online stores to pay sales tax

    Landmark Supreme Court decision lets states force online stores to pay sales tax

    8 monthes ago - By Digital Trends

    A contentious case has reached a rather contentious ruling in the Supreme Court today, and in a 5-4 decision, the highest court in the United States found that states can indeed collect sales taxes from e-commerce retailers.
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  • Supreme Court rules that states can collect internet sales tax on online retail purchases

    Supreme Court rules that states can collect internet sales tax on online retail purchases

    8 monthes ago - By The Verge

    The US Supreme Court has overturned a tax-related ruling from 1992, freeing state and local governments to collect billions in internet sales tax, as reported by Bloomberg. The 1992 ruling from Quill v. North Dakota , focused on mail-order and catalog purchases, requiring that a business must have a physical presence within a state in order for the state to collect sales tax.
    The 5-4 vote overturned this ruling, citing companies like Newegg, Wayfair, and Overstock in the Supreme Court decision, stating that “each easily meets the minimum sales or transactions requirement of the Act, but...
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  • A Supreme Court decision is about to make your online orders more expensive

    A Supreme Court decision is about to make your online orders more expensive

    8 monthes ago - By TheBoyGeniusReport

    The Supreme Court just voted to close a loophole that has seen American consumers dodge billions in sales tax on online orders since 1992. The justices voted 5-4 to overturn a 1992 ruling that said a company needed a "physical presence" in a state in order to be forced to collect sales tax at the time of purchase.
    Although consumers have in theory always been liable for paying sales tax to their state and municipality for online orders, the reality is very different. States were missing out on around 25 percent of the tax from online sales, according to the Government Accountability...
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  • States will be able to charge sales tax on online purchases thanks to the Supreme Court

    8 monthes ago - By TechCrunch

    In a five-to-four decision issued today, the Supreme Court ruled that states can make online businesses collect sales taxes - even if they don't have a physical presence in that state.
    Today's ruling overturns a decision from the Court in 1992 that paved the way for the explosion of online retail in the United States.
    Important Tax Cases: Quill Corp. v. North Dakota and the Physical Presence Rule for Sales Tax Collection
    At issue was the Quill Corp. v. North Dakota decision, which ruled that companies need to have at least some physical connection with a state for that state can require...
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  • High Court: Online shoppers can be forced to pay sales tax

    8 monthes ago - By Phys.org

    States will be able to force shoppers to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big win for states.
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  • Supreme Court ruling lets states collect sales tax from online purchases

    8 monthes ago - By Engadget

    It's not unheard of for internet retailers to collect sales tax regardless of where their customers are located, but they might not have much choice before long. The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can force online stores to collect sales tax,...
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  • Google Facing U.S. Pressure Over Huawei Partnership

    8 monthes ago - By Android Headlines

    A number of United States legislators are pressuring Google over its partnership with Huawei, having urged the company to reconsider its collaboration with a firm that numerous stateside agencies and legislators have been labeling a national security threat since the turn of the century. In a bipartisan letter penned to Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai earlier this week, several lawmakers questioned the company's decision to discontinue its polarizing AI initiative with the U.S. Department of Defense while simultaneously continuing its close collaboration with Huawei, a company...
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  • US Supreme Court ruling lets states collect sales tax from Internet retailers

    8 monthes ago - By Liliputing

    Over the past few years a growing number of big internet retailers have started collecting sales tax on some or all purchases and passing the taxes on to state governments. States have been pushing Amazon and other companies to collect sales tax for years, arguing that the rise of internet shopping has led to a...
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  • U.S. states can now force consumers to pay online sales tax

    U.S. states can now force consumers to pay online sales tax

    8 monthes ago - By Windows Central

    In other words, you might have to start paying tax on B&H orders.
    On Thursday, June 21, the Supreme Court voted in favor (5-4) of allowing states to require online buyers pay sales tax no matter what site they're shopping at.
    In 1992, it was ruled that consumers didn't have to pay sales tax on an item if it was being shipped from a store that didn't have a physical presence in the state of the buyer. However, following this recent decision from the Supreme Court, that's no longer the case.
    According to The Hill -
    Delivering the opinion of the court, Justice Anthony Kennedy said the...
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  • Supreme Court rules states can force online retailers to collect sales tax

    8 monthes ago - By CNN

    The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states can compel retailers to collect sales tax from out of state online vendors.
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  • Supreme Court lets states charge internet retailers more in taxes - CNET

    8 monthes ago - By CNET

    The ruling overturns a 1992 decision that states and brick-and-mortar retailers have long fought against.
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  • States can now force you to pay online sales tax

    States can now force you to pay online sales tax

    8 monthes ago - By Android Central

    In other words, you might have to start paying tax on B&H orders.
    On Thursday, June 21, the Supreme Court voted in favor (5-4) of allowing states to require online buyers pay sales tax no matter what site they're shopping at.
    In 1992, it was ruled that consumers didn't have to pay sales tax on an item if it was being shipped from a store that didn't have a physical presence in the state of the buyer. However, following this recent decision from the Supreme Court, that's no longer the case.
    According to The Hill -
    Delivering the opinion of the court, Justice Anthony Kennedy said the...
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  • U.S. top court lets states force online retailers to collect sales tax

    8 monthes ago - By Reuters

    WASHINGTON - States have broad authority to force online retailers to collect potentially billions of dollars worth of sales taxes, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, siding with South Dakota in its high-profile fight with e-commerce companies.
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