Interstate Friction Challenges Sales Tax Group: States of Play

May 27, 2026, 6:36 PM UTC

Uniform Sales Tax Group Seeks State Buy-In

The governing board overseeing a 24-state pact that seeks to simplify sales tax codes across the country is trying to determine how to hold on to states’ attention amid ongoing friction with member states including Georgia, Daniel Moore reports.

The quarter-century-old Streamlined Sales Tax pact came about so that states capture their share of internet sales and sellers know the rules of the road. Under Streamlined, businesses without a physical presence in a state—called remote sellers—can fill out a single application and register to collect sales tax across all member states. ...

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