A multibillion-dollar dispute on Internet sales taxes lands at the Supreme Court Tuesday. The decision could have far-reaching consequences for consumers, states and companies large and small.
States have long argued that they are losing millions of dollars in uncollected taxes from online sales. Massachusetts is now trying a very Internet answer to this Internet problem.
A state report estimates that Utah missed out on about $426 million in the last budget year due to exemptions, from aviation fuel to college text books.
Utah lawmakers plan to consider scaling back some of the 90 sales tax exemptions this summer.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Washoe County voters have agreed to raise the local sales tax a half a penny to raise $780 million for school improvements in the Reno-Sparks area over the next 10 years.
Nevada voters have a chance this year to expand background checks on gun purchases, legalize recreational marijuana, and deregulate the electricity market
A Utah legislator withdrew a bill that would have helped the state get sales tax from online purchases after he realized the measure could cost at-home bloggers thousands of dollars they get in promoting Amazon products.
Nevada has followed some other states including California in striking a deal with online retailer Amazon that requires the company to collect state sales tax after 2014. That means that anything bought from Amazon will also have 8.1 percent sales tax added. The state estimates that will bring in an additional $16 million annually. So why strike a deal now? And what is the agreement to lobby Congress for national legislation mean?
