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CosmicCowboy
06-21-2018, 09:43 AM
Everyone required to charge sales tax now and give it to buyers state.
Winehole23
06-21-2018, 09:47 AM
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/17-494_j4el.pdf
CosmicCowboy
06-21-2018, 10:01 AM
This can get really complicated for sellers. Sales tax rates are different even within individual states depending on different city, county, and special district taxes. When I ship a product to a different city in Texas I often have to charge a different tax rate than if I sold it over the counter.
baseline bum
06-21-2018, 10:08 AM
Who would have guessed, a 5-4 case?
ducks
06-21-2018, 10:08 AM
yes shopping carts will have to be made for that
lots of money for that and money to states
baseline bum
06-21-2018, 10:09 AM
Gorsuch, Alito, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Kennedy for Best Buy and Walmart
Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Roberts for everyone else
baseline bum
06-21-2018, 10:14 AM
Yet another reason we should have elected Clinton.
Blake
06-21-2018, 10:16 AM
Who would have guessed, a 5-4 case?

I've never understood why they haven't allowed for more members than 9 and also why a simple majority rule is the deciding factor in these incredibly important societal changing cases.
CosmicCowboy
06-21-2018, 10:44 AM
Who would have guessed, a 5-4 case?

Vote wasnt on typical lines. 3 "liberal" one "conservative" dissented.
spurraider21
06-21-2018, 11:08 AM
Vote wasnt on typical lines. 3 "liberal" one "conservative" dissented.
yep. looks out of place to see ginsberg there alongside thomas, alito, gorsuch
baseline bum
06-21-2018, 11:16 AM
Vote wasnt on typical lines. 3 "liberal" one "conservative" dissented.

So 80% of Republican justices, 25% of Democrat justices voted for.
KenMcCoy
06-21-2018, 01:11 PM
Feel really bad for small online sellers with this ruling. As CosmicCowboy said, there are a lot of different tax rates and rules that these sellers will now need to abide by. Costs to collect sales tax nationwide can easily run between $50-$100K annually.
SnakeBoy
06-21-2018, 01:52 PM
Oh Noes! We'll have to pay our fair share now.
boutons_deux
06-21-2018, 02:22 PM
some entrepreneur will build a database and apps to solve this problem for less-than-megacorp online sellers

cities and states would have a secure channel to maintain their tax rates (aka, self-interest)
Winehole23
06-21-2018, 03:39 PM
Feel really bad for small online sellers with this ruling. As CosmicCowboy said, there are a lot of different tax rates and rules that these sellers will now need to abide by. Costs to collect sales tax nationwide can easily run between $50-$100K annually.The devil's in the details. the South Dakota law applies only to companies of a certain size, around 200 employees if I recall correctly.
sickdsm
06-21-2018, 05:36 PM
some entrepreneur will build a database and apps to solve this problem for less-than-megacorp online sellers

cities and states would have a secure channel to maintain their tax rates (aka, self-interest)

The socialist advocate says that capitalism will solve this problem! No way!

I've had an issue last year on a $5,000 part. State sales tax is 4.5. The town in my address tack on another 2%. I don't live in town though. The guy on the phone was arguing with me. (I called because the tax was off). He kept saying, that's what the computer says. I ended up buying elsewhere.