U.S. Supreme Court,
Tax,
Corporate
Aug. 5, 2011
Taxes up the Amazon?
California passes the newest and toughest law on state sales and use taxes.
Robert W. Wood
Managing Partner
Wood LLP
333 Sacramento St
San Francisco , California 94111-3601
Phone: (415) 834-0113
Fax: (415) 789-4540
Email: wood@WoodLLP.com
Univ of Chicago Law School
Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.
Regardless of where your clients do business, they may be struggling with California sales and use taxes. Unless they perform solely services, they may be looking over their shoulders for California tax bills. Moreover, California consumers making purchases on the Internet may be too.
The U.S. Constitution prevents states from taxing interstate commerce. No state can force an out-of-state merchant to collect or pay tax unless it has a "nexus" in the state. But like mosquitoes, Ama...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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