Internet Sales Tax Legislation and the Dysfunctional 112th Congress
At about noon this past Thursday, January 3rd, the 112th Congress formally ended. That same afternoon, the 113thCongress was sworn in. And as everyone knows “fiscal cliff” legislation was passed at the very last minute! But what about the Federal Internet Sales Tax proposals that were talked about for so long? Well, as some of […]
Federal Internet Sales Tax Legislation Gets Its Day In Committee
Federal Legislation with State Impact: Today, August 1, 2012, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing to discuss The Marketplace Fairness Act, S. 1832. This proposal was the third bill introduced by the 112th Congress that would seek to grant States the authority to require out-of-state (“remote”) retailers to collect sales […]
Congress Introduces a Hybrid Solution: The Marketplace Fairness Act
Earlier this month, we saw the introduction of yet another federal on-line sales tax bill. That’s right, on November 9th, S. 1832, “The Marketplace Fairness Act” was introduced in the Senate by Mike Enzi (R-Wy), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and seven other bi-partisan Senators. By the way, that’s the same Dick Durbin that introduced the Senate […]