After Uber Tiff, Ohio Casting Broader E-Commerce Tax Net

Ohio politicians—stung by an Uber tax dispute—are considering expanding the state’s sales tax and making it retroactive.

Other e-commerce companies warn those moves could bring lawsuits and congressional scrutiny at a time Ohio and dozens of other states are pushing to extend sales tax to online marketplaces and other sectors of e-commerce.”

Internet platform companies and advocates said the proposal would potentially require collection and remittance from car-sharing platforms like Turo, home-sharing platforms like Airbnb Inc., and home-repair platforms like Thumbtack—all groups that currently don’t remit sales tax in the state. Some may consider suing over the changes.

The proposal ...