SC Supreme Court rules Amazon must pay state for uncollected back taxes

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 737

Last Updated: 2 days, 19 hours ago

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COLUMBIA — Amazon must pay South Carolina millions in uncollected sales taxes, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

The justices’ 3-2 decision decided a decade-old dispute between the online retail giant and the state Department of Revenue over whether Amazon should have collected state sales taxes on behalf of third-party sellers on its website.

Lawyers for Amazon declined to comment on the decision, citing law firm policy.

The case is specifically over $12.5 million …

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