The Latest on the Amazon Tax in States, Courts and Congress

Governing: States and localities are still wrestling with the online sales tax. Just last week, a court struck down Illinois' attempt to tax online sales. Moreover, the inability to apply the tax evenly over all retailers creates an unlevel playing field: Physical stores -- WalMart and Target, for example -- have to collect the tax on all purchases, whether someone buys an item in their stores or from their online site.

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