Lost amid the rancorous debate over raising the debt ceiling, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin on Friday afternoon rolled out proposed legislation that would clear the way for a federally-mandated online sales tax in states that participate in the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SST). The Main Street Fairness Act would essentially reverse the Supreme Court’s 1992 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘SST’
Congress Eyes Federal Sales Tax Bill
Posted in Online Sales Taxes, tagged Amazon, eBay, internet tax, Main Street Fairness Act, Online Sales Taxes, SST, Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement on August 1, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Internet Sales Tax Debate Heats up on Capitol Hill
Posted in Merchant Tips, Online Sales Taxes, Online Shopping, tagged Hodes Resolution, internet sales tax, Main Street Fairness Act, NetChoice, online sales tax, SST, Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement on July 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Things are getting a bit heated on Capitol Hill and no, we’re not referring to the ongoing ethics investigation surrounding New York congressman Charlie Rangel. Online sales taxes were at the forefront yesterday as members of Congress on both sides of the issue squared off to promote competing pieces of legislation—Rep. Bill Delahunt’s bill to [...]



