[greendata]

But how do they receive the credit card payments? What company is the one that actually receives the credit card payments from the consumer? Is it the "authorized distributors"? Or is the bank account that receives the CC payment linked to the parent company? It seems that states could go after the location that actually receives the credit card payment (if it's not a Caribbean corporation).

[ianai]

Or just place a consumption tax at the local level - doesn’t matter where it came from.

[jdminhbg]

I’m pretty sure this is already the case everywhere, but enforcement is impossible unless you already have some other registration requirement (like cars or boats) that lets the state know you’ve acquired something.