Amazon.com Inc and other
out-of-state online retailers must collect state tax on New York state
customers, the state's highest court ruled on Thursday, a decision at odds with
other courts that could set the stage for a showdown in the U.S. Supreme Court.
The case, combining two brought
by Amazon and Overstock.com Inc, was decided by the New York State Court of
Appeals by a vote of 4-1.
