Chicago, IL
Released by Chicago Tribune
The Illinois Supreme Court has spoken: State law does not allow businesses to escape paying local sales taxes by setting up token "sales offices" in lower-tax jurisdictions. But the regulations the Department of Revenue drafted to enforce the law in fact permitted such arrangements, the court said. Oops…
More info at http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-sales-tax-haven-edit-1128-20131128,0,5666916.story