The Boston Globe – The Mass. taxman cometh — for online retailers
Many states adopted tax-collection rules that would take effect next month, or later. But the DOR is sticking to its story: We started taxing you last fall. NetChoice, a trade group for online retailers, calls this retroactive taxation, and complains that companies are being unfairly hit up for the nearly nine months before the landmark ruling. DOR says it’s just doing its job.