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States could gain $8 billion to $33.9 billion in additional annual revenue if the high court rules in favor of South Dakota, while a loss would mean the status quo.
June 8 -
Tax administrators will consult with governors and governors, in turn, will consult with their legislatures before responding to any of several possible rulings in the case by the high court, officials said.
June 1 -
Many lawmakers in Congress have deferred to the high court on the issue in the belief that helping state and local governments collect sales tax for e-commerce might be construed as a new tax rather than an enforcement measure.
May 7 -
The case involves as much as $100 billion in state and local sales tax revenue over the next decade, according the e-commerce retailers that are defendants in the lawsuit.
April 18 -
The justices and attorneys both sides in a case involving South Dakota all appeared to prefer action by Congress to regulate this area of interstate commerce that has been forced on the high court by legislative gridlock.
April 17 -
Both sides of the e-commerce sales tax debate tee up their arguments before the high court hears the case on Tuesday.
April 13 -
The report illustrates how federal, state and local laws must be changed if the Supreme Court rules in favor of South Dakota and against Wayfair Inc. in an online sales tax case.
March 27 -
Some states don't remit all of the sales tax funds that are due to local governments from e-commerce retailers.
March 14 -
South Dakota, which has no state income tax and relies on sales and use taxes for much of its revenue, will make its oral arguments to the high court on April 17.
February 27 -
The court’s announcement on Friday that it will hear arguments in South Dakota v. Wayfair comes as lawmakers have been divided over the online sales tax issue.
January 16