Since 1992, parties have been at odds over the ability to collect sales taxes and to subvert this tried and true system of paying a small percentage of a purchase designed to be used for things such as schools, roads and first responders.
This is set to finally be decided in the high court this month, with South Dakota challenging this outdated system and Internet giant Wayfair.com. ASA has been a part of this fight, helping draft a legal brief urging the justices to take this case up, a tall order in that they typically get cases numbering in the thousands and only hear a few.