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State of South Dakota has Online Sales Tax Case Waiting for the US Supreme Court

State of South Dakota has Online Sales Tax Case Waiting for the US Supreme Court

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The State of South Dakota is waiting to see if the US Supreme Court will accept a case dealing with online sales tax. The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled a state law that mandated those collections was unconstitutional.
Attorney General Marty Jackley says they have a good case……

Jackley says he would like to see the Supreme Court take up the issue soon…..

Jackley says they would prefer that Congress extend that sales tax across the country….Sou

Its estimated the state could see forty to fifty million dollars a year in additional online sales taxes.

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