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 [...]
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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 »
Illinois Starts Consumer Amnesty Program for Online Taxes
Posted in Click Fraud, Online Sales Taxes, tagged Illinois Use Tax Amnesty Program, internet taxation, online taxation, Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, use tax on December 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With the 2010 holiday shopping season now in the rear view mirror, a move by the state of Illinois has served as a reminder that one of the biggest issues facing the e-commerce industry—internet taxation—certainly isn’t going to disappear from the forefront in 2011. The state has announced the formation of a new amnesty program [...]
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 [...]
Federal Lawmakers Mull Their Own Online Sales Tax
Posted in Merchant Tips, Online Sales Taxes, tagged Bill Delahunt, Colorado online sales tax, internet sales tax, Main Street Fairness Act, North Carolina online sales tax, online tax, Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement on July 6, 2010 | 6 Comments »
If you were under the impression that online sales tax legislation was something that would only arise in the halls and chambers of state governments, it’s time to think again. A bill was introduced in Congress yesterday mirroring the highly controversial online sales tax legislation in states like Colorado and North Carolina, taking the growing [...]
The Online Sales Tax Debate
Posted in Online Shopping, tagged National Retail Federation, online sales tax, Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, tax on March 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The absence of state sales taxes has always been one of the clearest benefits to online shopping and a huge reason for the steady growth of internet purchases year after year. While this system is widely loved by consumers, it is equally loathed by traditional brick and mortar retailers who feel it is unfair to [...]
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