eBay Testifies Before House Of Representatives On Postal Reform

Last week Carl Gish, Vice President of Global Shipping for eBay, submitted testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Services and the Census.
eBay Joins Climate Change Coalition

This week eBay was one of many Fortune 500 companies to endorse a Climate Declaration by BICEP, the Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy coalition.
eBay VA seller travels to Washington D.C. on behalf of small businesses

Jonathan Gonzales, owner of eBay store lotofgoodgoods, traveled to Washington D.C. to discuss current Internet Sales Tax proposals with his Members of Congress.
US News and World Report Hosts Online Debate about Internet Sales Taxes

The US News and World Report is hosting an online debate on Internet Sales Taxes with readers able to vote on which arguments they find compelling.  On the pro-tax side is a representative of the Governors who are supportive of more tax revenues for states, and a progressive think tank arguing that small business rules will be better off if small businesses collect and pay taxes everywhere when they use the Internet.
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MarketWatch Reporter Talks Internet Sales Tax on CBS "This Morning"

On Tuesday MarketWatch senior consumer reporter Kelli Grant appeared on CBS “This Morning” to discuss Internet sales tax and why companies like eBay are fighting against it.
EU scientific institute: eBay study part of latest research on e-commerce

The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) has published a working paper that brings together finding from recent economic research on cross-border e-commerce. The intention is to make it easily accessible to stakeholders and decision-makers involved in EU digital policy. eBay is proud that the important research we have commissioned in this area features prominently in this paper.
eBay Inc. Reads Senate Internet Tax Debate as Bill ‘Not Ready for Prime Time’

This evening, Brian Bieron, Senior Director of Global Public Policy at eBay Inc., made the following statement in response to the inclusion of a non-binding state sales and use tax amendment to the budget resolution this evening...
Senators Oppose Internet Sales Tax Amendment on Senate Floor

Yesterday, a group of bipartisan Senators from states all across the country went down to the Senator floor to speak against the Internet sales tax amendment that was offered to the Senate Budget Resolution.
Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) Defends Small Business Retailers

Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) calls on Washington to protect small Internet enabled businesses from a new burdensome Internet sales tax regime.
PayPal signs up to ASIC ePaymentsCode

The new ePaymentsCode will take full effect this week, formally taking over from its predecessor, the Electronic Funds Transfer Code (EFT Code), following an 18-month transition period. The ePaymentsCode is an important tool in the regulation of electronic payment products in Australia and provides a best practice consumer protection regime for electronic payments.