For years, online retailers have been exempt from collecting sales tax in states where they didn’t have a significant physical presence tying them to the state such as a warehouse or distribution center (also known as nexus). However, some believe that this has caused an unfair advantage over brick and mortar stores, since they can’t offer the same prices as online merchants. On the other hand, it is argued that it would be too much of a burden for online retailers to comply with the thousands of...(read more)
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