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

Most online sales were exempt — until the justices said they weren’t.

Packages rush by on a conveyor belt at a FedEx sort facility in Oakland, California.
Packages rush by on a conveyor belt at a FedEx sort facility in Oakland, California.
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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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