Boston-Based Wayfair Must Collect State Sales Taxes, Supreme Court Rules

The Supreme Court decided Thursday that states can require online retailers to collect state sales tax.

In a 5-4 decision, the High Court ruled Wayfair, a Boston-based home goods company, must collect sales taxes for online purchases in South Dakota.

The company has argued it shouldn't have to because it didn't have a physical presence in that state.

WBUR's Bruce Gellerman explains on All Things Considered