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The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), an international nonprofit dedicated to advancing the interests of the technology industry, expressed its concern with the Internet sales tax bills introduced in Congress in a recent blog post. CCIA strongly believes in the promotion of ecommerce and has repeatedly voiced its opposition to proposals to expand sales taxes on the Internet. Click here to read the full blog post and learn more about CCIA’s efforts on Internet sales taxes.

The Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) released the following statement in response to legislation that would impose new taxes and regulatory burdens on small online businesses: “Proposals in both the US Senate by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and in the House by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) to force businesses, and particularly small businesses, to collect Internet sales taxes for government and bear the liability for it are at best misguided and could wreak further havoc on an already devastated economy.” Read more.

The following statement was released by NetCoalition in response to Senator Durbin’s and Congressman Conyers’s legislative proposals to authorize new taxes on e-commerce: “As we collectively work our way back to economic prosperity, we respectfully disagree with the recommendations of Senator Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Conyers (D-MI) to impose new taxes on the Internet at this critical time.” Read more.

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA), an association of companies and nonprofits with interests in multichannel direct marketing, released the following statement in response to legislation that would create barriers to interstate commerce on the Internet: “These bills, in the best of economic times, are bad policy, as they interfere with the free-flow of commerce among the states, a principal upon which the United States was founded. In these difficult economic circumstances, placing new, unfunded mandates on out-of-state companies to comply with complex and changing tax structures in many states around the country will hamper e-commerce a fast growing segment in our economy.” Read more.

Last week, the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA) President and CEO Julie Coons, made the following statement in response to Senator Durbin’s and Congressman Conyers’ legislation to impose Internet sales taxes: “New and misguided remote tax schemes will represent a dramatic blow to electronic retailers struggling to survive in these harsh economic times. New regulatory burdens and draconian cost increases would significantly damage both the marketplace and the consumers who rely on it.” Read more.

Bruce Hahn, President of the American Homeowners Grassroots Alliance (AHGA), made the following comments regarding Internet sales tax legislation introduced last week in the House of Representatives (H.R. 2701) and the Senate (S. 1452): “The Main Street Fairness Act takes us in the wrong direction. The AHGA believes that Congress should ban the collection of state and local Internet sales taxes rather than expand the collection of sales taxes on Internet purchases.” Read more.

Rey Ramsey, President and CEO of TechNet, made the following statement on behalf of his association comprised of bipartisan, pro-technology CEOs: "The Main Street Fairness Act bills will make it more complicated, expensive and onerous to conduct business on the Internet. During these difficult economic times, the last things we need are additional burdens on this growing economic sector.” Read more.

TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond recently announced the association’s position on Internet sales tax legislation introduced by Senator Durbin and Congressman Conyers. In his statement, Mr. Bond raised concerns about the impact of the legislation on small businesses and the economy: "This is the time for legislation that keeps our economy growing, not legislation that will increase burdens and costs for our nation\'s online businesses, which are the backbone of our recovery. Unfortunately, this legislation is a step backwards that would only hinder our economic recovery. Simply put, this is the wrong bill at the wrong time." Read more.

Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), made the following statement about Internet sales tax legislation introduced last week in Congress: “The legislation hands a small cartel of state tax administrators the ability to reach across state borders and export the burden of tax collection onto out-of-state businesses.” Read more.