Gov. Chris Sununu (right) talks with shoppers in North Conway on July 19. On Wednesday, he expressed disappointment with the state House, which blocked a Senate bill that would have made it harder to force N.H. busineses to collect out-of-state sales tax. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
Gov. Chris Sununu (right) talks with shoppers in North Conway on July 19. On Wednesday, he expressed disappointment with the state House, which blocked a Senate bill that would have made it harder to force N.H. busineses to collect out-of-state sales tax. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
Following the recent South Dakota v. Wayfair decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which clears the way for states to force New Hampshire businesses to collect sales tax on products sold online and possibly at brick and mortar stores, the N.H. House voted 164-151 to shelve a Senate bill that would have created hurdles for out-of-state taxing jurisdictions, including a requirement that they register with the state Attorney General. Gov. Chris Sununu backed SB 1, but some Democrats called it rushed, while some conservatives wanted to wait for Congress to act (U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, along with Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Jon Tester of Montana, recently introduced the Stop Taxing Our Potential Act of 2018 to address the decision).
This week’s Tele-Talk question: What do you think New Hampshire can do about an obligation to collect sales tax for other states?
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