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By Jonathan Johnson, Chairman of the Board of Overstock.com Utah’s Gov. Gary Herbert and other internet tax proponents proclaim Utah’s uncollected e-commerce sales tax has reached $200 million a year. It’s a large number. And it’s largely wrong....

Fair and Simple Plan to Improve Online Sales Tax Collection Well-Received by Retail Interests Washington, D.C. (September 1, 2016) – Calling the bill “a simple and fair process for remote sales tax collection and remittance,” 92 businesses and organizations have signed a letter...

The House of Representatives voted by acclamation Tuesday to permanently extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act. In place since 1998, the law prevents taxes on email and Internet access services, and Web users have never needed it more to prevent a multibillion-dollar avalanche of...

Someone once said that if you want to know what a Congressional bill does, read its title and assume the opposite. When it comes to the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), a bill designed to put tax collection burdens on remote sellers, that heuristic works. Calling this bill the...

As you break out your credit cards this holiday season, you might not know how close we came to a law that would have put Internet retailers and their customers at a permanent disadvantage. Luckily, two Congressional leaders protected us from a radical new tax regime for online...

  By Hamilton Davison Dec. 2, 2014, 5 a.m. House Speaker John A. Boehner’s decision to oppose an Internet sales tax measure championed by Senate Democrats and Republicans in the lame duck session is not just good politics, but also good policy in light of the efforts the...

Various news sources are blaming Japan’s recent dip into a recession on its Internet sales tax increase imposed in April. As the Financial Times recently reported: “Japan’s latest contraction followed a jump in sales taxes in April, which hit consumer spending. It will make it...

A Lame Bill for a Lame Duck: Senate Eyes Sneaky Strategy for Internet Taxes By Steve DelBianco Oct. 31, 2014 http://www.rollcall.com/news/a_lame_bill_for_a_lame_duck_senate_eyes_sneaky_strategy_for_internet_taxes-237473-1.html As a general rule, the less you hear about a...

  Tale of two houses: Seeking fairness in the Internet sales tax debate October 27, 2014, 12:00 pm The Hill By Hamilton Davison http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/221820-tale-of-two-houses-seeking-fairness-in-the-internet-sales-tax The upcoming lame duck...

CBN features harms of Internet sales tax under the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) with ACMA member and Uno Alla Volta owner Terri Alpert. The segment is available for view here.