Supreme Court acknowledges we are in the cyber age
The United States Supreme Court recently decided that states can require out-of-state retailers to collect sales tax from customers, even if they don't have a physical presence in the state. Ever wondered why some websites charge sales tax and others do not? It's because in1992, the Supreme Court rendered a decision, in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, that effectively prevented states from collecting any sales tax from retail purchases made over the Internet or other e-Commerce