SALT Blog – State and Local Tax Blog
The State and Local Tax ("SALT") blog provides news updates and commentary about state and local tax issues.
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by Stewart Weintraub and Jennifer Weidler
The Tennessee Court of Appeals held that an out-of-state book distributor, Scholastic Book Clubs, Inc. (“Scholastic”), was obligated to collect Tennessee sales and use taxes because the distributor had substantial nexus with the state.
The court found the substantial nexus to be present through the local schools and teachers who participated in Scholastic’s program, holding that those teachers acted as agents for the company. It found that Scholastic utilized teachers to effectuate its sales, creating a de facto ...