[Reno89519]

Good and bad.

[bgill]

Always with the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

[Reno89519]

As a consumer, bad! For states and citizens, good. As a small business, this is frightening. While South Dakota law has $100K threshold before requirement to collect taxes, will other states? And what about states that collect tax on services? And how am I as a small business owner supposed to sort out state, county, and local taxes for each customer?!

[cgbg]

They know not what they do.

There are local (city, county) taxes as well as state sales taxes in some jurisdictions.

In addition, some industries have other taxes based on sales.

Good thing I already have a lifetime stash of cigars. :-)

[relee]

I wonder who will collect the tax, the retailer when the sale is made or the tax payer when filling out their tax return?

[libertylover]

I’m OK with this as long as I don’t have to pay taxes in two states for one transaction. Also, I don’t want to pay NYC local taxes.

[Sgt_Schultze]

“stare decisis” unless there is a pile-o-cash in the mix

[rdl6989]

The 5-4 breakdown was a little strange:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/17-494_j4el.pdf

[Mr Rogers]

The South Dakota law under review: “The law required out-of-state sellers who do more than $100,000 of business in the state or more than 200 transactions annually with state residents to collect sales tax and turn it over to the state.”

I understand that. I assume many online sales sites will start calculating and collecting sales taxes for small businesses - for a fee.

Don’t know if the ruling will open the door for county and city taxes as well.

[FatherofFive]

If I were a retailer here in Tulsa, I would have to collect 8.5% sales tax on every transaction. I could compete against Amazon on service and other variables. But Amazon doesn't have to charge that 8.5% tax. That is just not right or fair.

[apillar]

Most of the big sites “Amazon/Wal-Mart” have already been collecting sales tax for several years, this will really hurt the mom and pop “internet sales as a hobby” people, unless every other state adopts the $100,000 threshold. But I could see that gamed by mid-sized sellers (IE “Sorry, we can't ship your product until January 1st, we are up to $99,500 in sales to Ohio already this year and we don't want to be responsible for sales tax collection on all our sales...”)

[Mariner]

“Good and bad. “

The GOOD part is it is apparent this court is willing to abandon stare decisis and overturn one of its own rulings.

Watershed.

[QuigleyDU]

Non event. Amazon already collecting taxes in Carolina.

[Poison Pill]

Thanks Trump

[I want the USA back]

Taxing is the most important in the minds of statists. Without forcing people to pay, they would not be able to realize their dream of the all-powerful state.

[Jeff Chandler]

Any programmer out there want to collaborate on a WooCommerce plugin?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

They have already done this with a statement on their state income tax. Not sure how it works in states that do not have income tax.

As long as they do not turn me into their unpaid tax collector I am sanguine about it.

They say that I have to collect the sales tax from all my customers and remit to all 1000+ tax collecting agency in which they might live and I shut the website down.

[Red Badger]

Who collects the taxes?

When a citizen from one state buys from another state does that person pay both states’ taxes?.................

[Jim W N]

Once again, as is almost always the case, it looks like they’ve ruled on something that is not a genuine federal issue.

If this is regarding state taxes within the state, that is not within the authority of the feds or the Supreme Court. If applicable, the ruling should only apply where one state is taxing goods from another state, which I believe would be unconstitutional.

So it would appear this ruling is unconstitutional because it is not a genuine constitutionally-recognized federal issue, or unconstitutional if it involves one state taxing goods coming from another state.

[jeffersondem]

“High Court: Online shoppers can be forced to pay sales tax”

When the government services you good, you don't mind paying 50 percent of your money in taxes.

And when legislators didn't take enough, the Supreme Court passed a law to set things right.

[Fair Paul]

If I sell on eBay am I required to collect (and remit) sales tax for each location I sell to?