Isaacson Addresses Congressional Internet Caucus Academy on Wayfair’s Effects

Senior Partner George Isaacson joined a distinguished panel of experts on Monday, July 9, 2018, to consider the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. In that opinion, the Court overruled long–standing precedent and held that a state tax authority may require an out–of–state business to collect and remit sales or use tax without regard to whether that company has a physical presence in that state, while emphasizing other factors. Isaacson and his co–panelists considered what the decision means for the parties to the litigation; what litigation may now occur as a result of Wayfair; and what steps Congress may or should take to address the collection of tax on Internet sales in response to the Court’s decision. The event was broadcast by C–SPAN, and can be viewed here.

The Brann & Isaacson team of Isaacson, who argued the case in the Supreme Court, Martin Eisenstein, and Matthew Schaefer represents Respondents Wayfair, Overstock.com, and Newegg in the Wayfair case. The firm has represented over 100 companies in sales and use tax matters throughout the country, including more than a dozen of the 100 largest Internet retailers in the country.