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May 8, 2006 :: Volume 2, Issue 4
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Local Taxation of Online Sales: Only a Matter of Time?

Posted by TimSlavin at June 17, 2005

"The majority of U.S. states are moving to end the tax-free ride for most online shoppers, a development that is facing opposition from some members of the public, businesses and a number of federal lawmakers.

At present, 43 states have joined a states-led coalition called the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP), which is taking steps to collect sales tax on all Internet purchases, and are working to clarify their tax codes to make collection easier.

States have been complaining for years that they have been missing out on valuable tax dollars generated through Internet sales, arguing that they lose as much as US$16 billion annually in tax revenues."

Good background piece from E-Commerce News.

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