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Online sales taxes: not taxation without representation

Submitted: August 2, 2012 - 8:16am
Last updated: August 2, 2012 - 8:20am
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Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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The latest argument from those who oppose sales taxes on Internet purchases is that it's "taxation without representation." Where did this counterfactual meme come from, and how do we kill it?

Sen DeMint accuses Amazon of lobbying for online tax to cripple competitors

Submitted: August 1, 2012 - 8:06pm
Last updated: August 1, 2012 - 8:10pm
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Senate Commerce Committee, Constitution Avenue and 1st Street, NE Russell Senate Office Building - 253, Washington, DC, 20002, United States
Recommendation:
2

Sen Jim DeMint (R-SC) blasted a bill that would allow states to tax online purchases and accused Amazon of lobbying for the bill to hurt its online competitors.

No Internet Taxation Without Representation

Submitted: August 1, 2012 - 8:40am
Last updated: August 1, 2012 - 8:55am
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Senate Commerce Committee, Constitution Avenue and 1st Street, NE Russell Senate Office Building - 253, Washington, DC, 20002, United States
Recommendation:
2

The Marketplace Fairness Act recently introduced in the Senate would require online retailers to collect and pay sales taxes to states where they have no physical presence or democratic recourse.

Senate looks at state sales taxes for online purchases

Submitted: August 1, 2012 - 8:36am
Last updated: August 1, 2012 - 8:45am
Location:
Senate Commerce Committee, Constitution Avenue and 1st Street, NE Russell Senate Office Building - 253, Washington, DC, 20002, United States
Recommendation:
2

The Senate Commerce Committee holds a hearing August 1 on the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), which would allow states to collect sales tax on all remote purchases and make it easier for merchants to determine each state's tax rate.

Senate Commerce Panel To Wade Into Net Sales Tax Debate

Submitted: July 24, 2012 - 10:11pm
Last updated: July 24, 2012 - 10:40pm
Location:
Senate Commerce Committee, Constitution Avenue and 1st Street, NE Russell Senate Office Building - 253, Washington, DC, 20002, United States
Recommendation:
2

The Senate Commerce Committee appears set next week to wade into debate over whether Congress should pass legislation authorizing states to require online retailers to collect sales taxes from their out-of-state customers.

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Date: Aug 1 2012 - 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Senate Commerce Committee, Constitution Avenue and 1st Street, NE Russell Senate Office Building - 253, Washington, DC, 20002, United States

Marketplace Fairness: Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses

Senate Commerce Committee
August 1, 2012
2:30 PM

A hearing to examine the rule that allows many online retailers to be exempt from state sales tax laws. Based on the Supreme Court’s decision in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, states are prohibited from collecting sales taxes from online retailers who do not have a physical presence in their state. As a consequence, local retailers who compete with online companies are at the mercy of a 6-10% price disadvantage, and state and local governments are deprived of billions of dollars in revenue. Bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller is pending in the Senate that would eliminate this price disadvantage on local retailers and would provide states with the ability to enforce their existing state and local sales and use tax laws in a manner that does not unduly burden e-commerce.

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