Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Utah lawmakers aim to resolve online sales-tax issue

Brick-and-mortar businesses generally contend that the fact they must collect a sales tax puts them at a competitive disadvantage with online retailers who don’t.

For more than a decade, one Utah lawmaker has wrestled with the dilemma of how to collect tax from online sales. Utah residents are required to self-report and remit their uncollected sales tax on their annual state tax returns. However, few do because there is no enforcement mechanism. Salt Lake Tribune