Overstock.com Sues New York Over Sales Taxes

Overstock.com said it filed a lawsuit to challenge a New York law requiring Internet retailers to collect and pay New York state taxes on sales to New York consumers even if the retailer does not have a physical presence in New York. The online retailer said it named the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, tax commissioner Robert Menga and Gov. David Paterson as defendants in the complaint filed with the New York Supreme Court.

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