Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Validity Of South Dakota Internet Tax Law

Mealey's (April 17, 2018, 3:58 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Addressing issues of lost revenues, stare decisis and congressional action, the U.S. Supreme Court on April 17 heard arguments from a group of internet retailers and South Dakota on whether existing high court precedent requiring physical presence within a state for the collection of that state’s sales tax law is outdated and should be abrogated in light of a South Dakota law that bases sales tax collection on a retailer’s economic connection (South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc., et al., No. 17-494, U.S. Sup.)....