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Support Growing for South Dakota Special Session

Support Growing for South Dakota Special Session

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South Dakota legislators will return to Pierre next month for a special session to approve the legal framework needed to collect sales taxes from online retailers.
Representative Susan Wismer of Britton, a member of the House Taxation Committee, says the state needs to move quickly….

Wismer says while the state won a Supreme Court decision this year, there are still details to be passed before the tax can be collected….

Wismer says she disagrees with anyone who calls the change a tax increase…

The special session is set for September 12th.

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