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Online shoppers may need deeper pocket for future buys
Supreme Court ruling allows states to put sales tax burden on online-only businesses
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Jeff Oliver prepares a box to be shipped Tuesday, June 25, 2018 for a customer of his online retail business Country Barn Babe. The US Supreme Court last week gave states the ability to require online and out-of-state retailers to collect and send them state sales taxes. The 5-4 decision overturns a 1992 Supreme Court ruling that prevented the practice. - photo by Scott Rogers
Jeff Gill
Updated: Jul 1, 2018, 3:10 AM
Published: Jul 1, 2018, 2:14 AM
Country Barn Babe can fill and ship orders from its Gainesville online-only business with ease, but a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling has the owner simply shaking her head. The Supreme Court ruled last month that online retailers with no “physical presence” are no longer exempt from paying sales taxes.
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The latest on South Hall farm attraction seeking to add activities, go year-round
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Compton Bell Farms is seeking approval to add activities and operate year-round at its site off Lanier Islands Parkway in South Hall. From Hall County planning documents
Jeff Gill
The Times
Updated: Mar 13, 2025, 10:37 PM
Published: Jan 27, 2025, 4:37 PM
A South Hall farm-based attraction that opened in fall 2024 is hoping to expand activities and operate year-round.
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