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Supreme Court ruling allows states to collect sales tax from out-of-state retailers

The United States Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, June 21 that states can now assert nexus (connection) for sales and use tax purposes without requiring a seller to have a physical presence in that state.  

This decision by the Supreme Court in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. overturns the Supreme Court decisions that set precedent in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota (1992) and National Bellas Hess, Inc...