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Lawmakers Still Aiming to Collect Sales Taxes on All Internet Sales

By Network Indiana | Published on in Economy, Government
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Legislators haven’t given up on a proposal to start collecting sales tax on Internet purchases.  A Supreme Court ruling says states can’t force companies to collect sales tax unless the company has a “nexus” to the state. That’s typically meant a physical presence, but a bill passed by the Indiana Senate would define it to cover any company with Indiana sales in six figures, or with at least 200 transactions in the state.