Pennsylvania's Sales Tax Push Puts Heat on Online Retailers

Pennsylvania's push to force online retailers to collect sales taxes has hit serious pay dirt — a commitment to do so by internet giant Amazon.com — but the struggle is far from over. Gov. Tom Corbett is eager to collect tens of millions of dollars in new state revenue without technically raising taxes. But consumers still look for tax-free merchandise on the internet and sellers are happy to fill the orders, pocketing profits while Pennsylvania's brick-and-mortar retailers are sandbagged by taxes they cannot evade.