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South Dakota remote sales tax case likely headed to U.S. Supreme Court
The South Dakota case would challenge a 25-year-old Supreme Court decision, Quill vs. North Dakota, that required a business’s physical presence in a state before it could be required to collect taxes on so-called “remote sales.” Read more
The South Dakota case would challenge a 25-year-old Supreme Court decision, Quill vs. North Dakota, that required a business’s physical presence in a state before it could be required to collect taxes on so-called “remote sales.” Read more
Commissioner Greg Chilcott testified before House subcommittee on reducing wildfire risks
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