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Questioning Quill, Hayes R. Holderness Jan 2018

Questioning Quill, Hayes R. Holderness

Law Faculty Publications

The physical presence rule of Quill Corp. v. North Dakota is under increasing attack from the “Kill Quill” movement — a consortium of state tax administrators, industry leaders, and academics opposed to the decision. The physical presence rule prohibits states from requiring many out-of-state vendors to collect taxes on goods sold into the states. Kill Quill states have grown increasingly aggressive, and litigation is well underway in South Dakota and Alabama over those states’ direct disregard for the rule. As a petition to the Supreme Court for certiorari grows closer, the case for overturning the physical presence rule remains cloudy. …


Wayfair: Marketplaces And Foreign Vendors, David Gamage, Adam Thimmesch, Darien Shanske Jan 2018

Wayfair: Marketplaces And Foreign Vendors, David Gamage, Adam Thimmesch, Darien Shanske

Articles by Maurer Faculty

This is the third of a series of essays wherein we analyze the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair. In this essay, we address issues related to state taxation of internet marketplaces and of foreign vendors.


Wayfair: Substantial Nexus And Undue Burden, David Gamage, Darien Shanske, Adam Thimmesch Jan 2018

Wayfair: Substantial Nexus And Undue Burden, David Gamage, Darien Shanske, Adam Thimmesch

Articles by Maurer Faculty

This is the first of a series of essays wherein we analyze the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair. In this essay, we tackle some of the more immediate interpretive questions raised by the Wayfair opinion, such as how a state should approach substantial nexus. As part of our analysis, we offer advice to state governments. Specifically, we recommend that states take note of the features of South Dakota’s law that appealed to the Court and replicate or improve on these to the extent possible. We advise states to consider simplifying their sales tax systems (and potentially …


Wayfair: Sales Tax Formalism And Income Tax Nexus, David Gamage, Adam Thimmesch, Darien Shanske Jan 2018

Wayfair: Sales Tax Formalism And Income Tax Nexus, David Gamage, Adam Thimmesch, Darien Shanske

Articles by Maurer Faculty

This is the second of a series of essays wherein we analyze the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair. In this essay, we address issues related to sales tax formalism and income tax nexus.