Wayfair Roundup: Remote Sales Taxes Become Pivotal in Covid Era

States have dramatically overhauled their sales tax structures since the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that—two years ago this Sunday—opened the door to taxing sales from online companies that aren’t based in a given state.

Bloomberg Tax, in a series of stories this week, chronicled the continuing impact of the South Dakota v. Wayfair ruling, which tossed out the physical presence standard that had kept states from requiring tax collection and remittance on remote sales.

There is a Wayfair silver lining to the economic angst triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. Though overall sales tax revenues ...