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The Tax Collector e-Cometh?

Collecting taxes from remote sellers has long plagued tax collectors ' in fact, since well before e-commerce of any kind came onto the scene. On the seller side, everyone ' catalog and mail-order merchants, as well as e-commerce sites ' would all welcome relief from managing the rules of more than 7,500 taxing jurisdictions. <br>Many years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked states from requiring sellers to collect and turn over sales tax, unless the seller has sufficient in-state presence. But e-commerce has called new and very visible attention to the problem.

14 minute read February 24, 2005 at 10:32 AM
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Stanley P. Jaskiewicz
The Tax Collector e-Cometh?

Collecting taxes from remote sellers has long plagued tax collectors ' in fact, since well before e-commerce of any kind came onto the scene.

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