How state treasuries have fared since Supreme Court ruling on online sales tax

Erika Beras Jun 21, 2019
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Packages rush by on a conveyor belt at a FedEx sort facility in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

How state treasuries have fared since Supreme Court ruling on online sales tax

Erika Beras Jun 21, 2019
Packages rush by on a conveyor belt at a FedEx sort facility in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Last June, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ban on states collecting sales taxes from most online commerce. We check in on how state treasuries have fared and what hurdles states and retailers have had to clear.

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