TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –  Florida TaxWatch President and CEO Dominic M. Calabro released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision to allow states to collect sales taxes from online retailers – “Florida TaxWatch enthusiastically applauds today’s Supreme Court ruling, which will level the playing field for Florida’s brick-and-mortar retailers, and will have a positive impact on Florida jobs. All Florida taxpayers will benefit from today’s ruling, which will bring equity and fairness to Florida’s sales and use tax.

With the appropriate action by the Legislature and Florida Department of Revenue, not only will the state be able to collect the sales and use tax that has always been legally due, but Floridians will no longer be unknowingly breaking the law.

Florida TaxWatch has championed the collection of sales and use tax from online and remote sellers for more than a decade, and we are proud to be on the right side of this issue. We look forward to working with state leaders as they take the necessary actions to ensure that this tax, which has been required under Florida law for decades, is collected moving forward.”

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