SALT Blawg – State and Local Tax Blog
State and Local Tax ("SALT") blog issues require state and local tax knowledge. Chamberlain Hrdlicka's SALT Blawg (SALT Blog) provides exactly that knowledge with news updates and commentary about state and local tax issues.
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CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Finds Scholastic Used Teachers to Sell Books Creating Nexus to Subject it to Sales Tax
The Connecticut Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision and held that Scholastic Book Clubs, Inc. was subject to state sales tax because in-state school teachers acted as its representatives, thereby creating the requisite nexus to justify imposing the tax. For prior coverage of this issue.
GEORGIA
Georgia Lawmakers Approve “Amazon” Bill
The Georgia Senate approved legislation, HB 386, which would create click-through nexus and ...
by Stewart Weintraub and Jennifer Weidler
The Tennessee Court of Appeals held that an out-of-state book distributor, Scholastic Book Clubs, Inc. (“Scholastic”), was obligated to collect Tennessee sales and use taxes because the distributor had substantial nexus with the state.
The court found the substantial nexus to be present through the local schools and teachers who participated in Scholastic’s program, holding that those teachers acted as agents for the company. It found that Scholastic utilized teachers to effectuate its sales, creating a de facto ...