Americans do LOTS of shopping online, drawn by low prices, wide selection and buy-from-home convenience. E-commerce has had another edge: Many of those sales were tax-free; however, the Supreme Court recently handed states broad authority to require online retailers to collect sales taxes.
On June 21, 2018,
the Supreme Court ruled that
internet retailers can be required to collect sales tax. The decision is a victory for brick-and-mortar businesses that have long felt they are disadvantaged by having to charge sales tax while many online competitors do not.