Streamlined Sales Tax Pact Called Still a State’s Safest Bet (1)

The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement is the most effective tool the states have to preserve their authorities to collect tax from remote sellers, and hold off legal challenges and possible intervention by Congress, the director of the pact said.

Craig Johnson, executive director of the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board Inc., said the SSUTA remains the most important example nationally of states reducing undue burdens on sellers, as recommended by the Supreme Court in its South Dakota v. Wayfair ruling. The court’s 2018 decision cleared the way for states to require remote sellers and online marketplaces ...