The fact that there is a difference of opinion between the lower courts and this supreme court indicates to me that this was not an open and shut case.
The facts or the law is under significant dispute.
Will Apple just pay the amount and fine. Well, it might be important from the legal perspective to petition SCOTUS.
Yeah, based on the lower court ruling there probably was some legitimate question as to whether Apple was required to collect and remit the sales tax in question. But reading this recent decision it seems to me that it's correct and Apple properly owes the taxes.
That said, there wasn't a fine. Rather, there was interest. Also, this is a state law interpretation issue. That's not the kind of issue the Supreme Court (of the Untied States) takes up.
What’s statute of limitations on sales tax payments. This ended almost 8 years ago.
The original assessment was issued in 2014 and covered a period from 2010 to 2013. Apple challenged that assessment at several levels, that's why resolution is taking so long.
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Yeah, based on the lower court ruling there probably was some legitimate question as to whether Apple was required to collect and remit the sales tax in question. But reading this recent decision it seems to me that it's correct and Apple properly owes the taxes.
That said, there wasn't a fine. Rather, there was interest. Also, this is a state law interpretation issue. That's not the kind of issue the Supreme Court (of the Untied States) takes up.
The original assessment was issued in 2014 and covered a period from 2010 to 2013. Apple challenged that assessment at several levels, that's why resolution is taking so long.