Online sales tax ruling could bring ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ to California

California was already trying to wring more tax out of online retailers months before the Supreme Court handed down a ruling that gave states permission to do so. Last fall, more than 2,500 online retailers with out-of-state addresses received letters from California's Department of Tax and Fee Administration informing them that they appeared to owe sales tax here.

Why Yesterday’s SCOTUS Decision May Impact Franchisor Royalties

Yesterday, in South Dakota vs. WayFair, Inc., et al., the United States Supreme Court overturned long-standing precedents that required an out-of-state Seller to have a physical presence in a state to collect sales tax from consumers in that state. The South Dakota law being challenged by giant online retailers, Wayfair, Inc., Overstock.com, Inc., and Newegg, Inc. none of which had a physical presence in South Dakota requires out-of-state retailers to collect and remit sales tax "as if they had a physical presence in the state."

With Billions At Stake, Supreme Court Rules States May Tax Online Retailers

Home goods seller Wayfair and other e-commerce companies had attempted to challenge a South Dakota law that levies taxes on purchases made through certain online retailers. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states can require retailers to collect and remit sales taxes on out-of-state purchases.

The NSA Wants a Skeleton Key to Everyone’s Encrypted Data

In this day and age, your receipts, social media activity, public records, GPS data, and internet search history are the every day create a detailed mosaic of our lives used to target advertising and create personality profiles that are exploited by the And those are just the legal shenanigans! Instances of malicious hacking that jeopardize social security numbers and other important data Automatically encrypted search engines and internet services simplify the process for users. They protect individuals' data from hacking, theft, and even the government, but they also retain a repository for all the combinations they use to lock data up.

Senate passes bill to penalize websites for sex trafficking

The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday aimed at penalizing website operators that facilitate online sex trafficking, chipping away at a bedrock legal shield for the technology industry. The U.S. Capitol building is lit at dusk ahead of planned votes on tax reform in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2017.

The Latest: Iowa congressman failed to disclose new company

The Latest on a congressman from Iowa's failure to disclose an internet marketing company that he helped form in 2016 : A congressman from Iowa says he made an "administrative oversight" by failing to disclose his ownership of a company that uses his chief of staff in a false testimonial for its services. Republican Rep. Rod Blum said in a statement Wednesday that he has amended his personal financial disclosure form to list his role as director of Tin Moon Corp. He said he would also list the company as an asset valued at $700.

Special Announcement: Social Media Neutrality Panel in Washington DC…

Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 1:00pm at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. thought leaders and prominent voices in alternative media will gather for a panel discussion on social media neutrality and the fight for diversity of voices online. The event will feature several prominent online conservative and moderate voices who have been impacted by social media bias, shadow banning and other methods meant to silence voices and limit readers and viewers access to information.

Supreme Court to Consider Internet Sales Tax Collection

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether to let states require online retailers to collect billions of dollars in sales tax, taking up South Dakota's dispute with three e-commerce companies. South Dakota, appealing a lower court decision that favored Wayfair Inc., Overstock.com Inc. and Newegg Inc., is asking the justices to overturn a 1992 Supreme Court ruling that companies with no physical presence in a state are not required to collect a state sales tax on purchases.

Internet Sales Tax Probably Coming Thanks To The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will decide whether to expand the power of the states to collect sales tax from online sales, which could precipitate a vast increase in internet sales tax. The justices announced Friday that they will take a challenge to a 1992 precedent which allows states to collect sales taxes only from those companies with a physical presence in their jurisdiction.

UPDATE 1-U.S. Supreme Court takes up state online sales tax dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether to let states require online retailers to collect billions of dollars in sales tax, taking up South Dakota's dispute with three e-commerce companies. South Dakota, appealing a lower court decision that favored Wayfair Inc, Overstock.com Inc and Newegg Inc, is asking the justices to overturn a 1992 Supreme Court ruling that companies with no physical presence in a state are not required to collect a state sales tax on purchases.

Governors Association Backs Bid To Collect Online Sales Tax

Business groups, federal lawmakers and public officials' associations have signed on to support South Dakota's legal bid to collect sales taxes from out-of-state internet retailers. South Dakota is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether retailers can be required to collect sales taxes in states where they lack a physical presence.

Changes to Supply Chain Management and Commercial Item Contracting in FY 2018 NDAA

For Department of Defense acquisitions, the Conference Report for Fiscal Year 2018 NDAA includes provisions that simplify and others that complicate contractor responsibilities. Proposed change to the definition of a "subcontractor" may result in fewer vendors being subject to mandatory flow-down clauses.

New Mexico among 35 states backing South Dakota’s bid to collect online sales taxes

Thirty-five state attorneys general and the District of Columbia this week signed on to support South Dakota's legal bid to collect sales taxes from out-of-state internet retailers. South Dakota is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether retailers can be required to collect sales taxes in states where they lack a physical presence.

35 states, D.C. back bid to collect online sales taxes

Thirty-five state attorneys general and the District of Columbia this week signed on to support South Dakota's legal bid to collect sales taxes from out-of-state internet retailers. South Dakota is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether retailers can be required to collect sales taxes in states where they lack a physical presence.