A new lawsuit filed by Wayfair, LLC in Jefferson County Court (Colorado) seeks to address a question left open by the U.S. Supreme Courtās landmark 2018 Wayfair decision that permits states to impose a sales or use tax collection obligation based on an economic nexus threshold:Ā Does this decision apply to locally-administered sales or use taxes?Ā While many localities have asserted that the same economic nexus standards should apply at the state and local levels,…
Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the physical presence nexus requirement for state sales and use taxes in South Dakota v. Wayfair, 138 S. Ct. 2080 (2018), taxpayers and practitioners have questioned the extent to which the Courtās holding applies to locally administered sales and use taxes.Ā This question is often rooted in the Courtās statement in Wayfair that āStates may not impose undue burdens on interstate commerceā and its reference to Pike v.…