Mark Richards Quoted in Bloomberg Tax Daily Tax Report: State: "Indiana Tax Collection Bill Would Rope in Airbnb, Expedia"

Ice Miller LLP partner Mark Richards was quoted in Bloomberg Tax Daily Tax Report: State article, "Indiana Tax Collection Bill Would Rope in Airbnb, Expedia."

The article included: 

One key difference between the two versions of the bill is the House adopted a tighter definition of marketplace to ensure that physical marketplaces, like shopping malls, won’t be construed as having responsibility for collecting and remitting sales tax on behalf of their tenants, Mark Richards, a partner in Ice Miller LLP’s Indianapolis office, said.

The legislative effort responds to revenue opportunities that emerged from the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair. Indiana is one of many states seeking to collect sales tax on purchases facilitated through internet retail giants.

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