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From Home Furnishing Business
HFA Sees Supreme Court Ruling as Win for its Members
June 22,
2018 by Jason Schneider in Business Strategy, Industry 
The Home Furnishings Association (HFA) is celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the South Dakota v. Wayfair case. The court ruled that states can require retailers to collect sales tax regardless of physical nexus.
“Well it’s about time,” says HFA member Wogie Badcock of Badcock Home Furniture & More in Mulberry, Fla. “The home furnishings industry has been fighting against the unfairness brick-and-mortar retailers face since the early 1980s when trans-shippers avoided taxes. The situation has been the same just with a newer platform of the internet. All brick-and-mortar stores ever asked for was a level playing field; and now we’ll get it.”
The HFA has been advocating for online sales tax parity specifically for several years through advocacy fly-ins, calls to action, and state-level meetings with legislators. The association and its members worked in coalition with other retail trade groups as well.
“This decision is a great victory for our members and a testament to their diligence in seeking reform,” says Sharron Bradley, CEO of HFA. “We’ve put a lot of time and effort into this issue and it’s rewarding to see it finally move forward. We’re pleased the Supreme Court recognized that it’s time to treat all retailers equally whether they’re brick-and-mortar, online, or remote.”