Michigan To Begin Collecting Sales Tax For Online Purchases
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation Thursday that requires large online retailers in Michigan to collect and remit the state’s 6% sales tax starting October 1. The law is expected to bring in about $60 million a year. Traditional retailers, who have long advocated for the “Main Street Fairness” legislation, believe that tax-free Internet sales are unfairly undermining their business. “Local brick-and-mortar businesses drive our economy and without implementing this fix, they will co...