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Yesterday, the Upper Michigans Source posted an online poll asking readers whether or not  online retailers should be required to collect the same sales tax as brick-and-mortar businesses.

At the State of the Net Conference in late January, eBay Inc. Vice President & Deputy General Counsel Tod Cohen joined the First Sale Panel and publicly declared that eBay will fight to protect owners’ rights should a Supreme Court case ruling undermine the right to resale or give away legitimately purchased goods made overseas.

eBay Inc. has a proud tradition of responding to natural disasters, whether they be Hurricane Sandy in the U.S., the Asian tsunami, Victorian bushfires or the Queensland floods in Australia.

Last week, the taxpayer advocacy group, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), warned Congress of the slippery slope they would find themselves on if an Internet sales tax bill were to become law.

Last week, Jessica Melugin with the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), published an op-ed in the Missoulian that called on Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) to protect Montana businesses from a federal proposal that would allow tax enforcement agents from other states to impose their sales tax laws on online retailers based in Montana.

On 23 January, the Committee of Industry and Trade of the Swedish Parliament held a hearing on the “Internal Market of the Future”. Invited corporate speakers were IKEA and eBay.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Safer Internet Day, an international event held in over 70 countries worldwide on February 5, 2013.

Last week StubHub hosted a state legislative roundtable and facility tour at its Connecticut office.   The roundtable was attended by members of the CT Legislature and included Senator John Kissel, Senator Kevin Witkos, Representative David Kiner, and CT Assistant Attorney General Robert Clark.S

Over the past few months, Congressional supporters of Internet sales taxes have claimed that 2013 is going to be the year when they see a federal Internet sales tax bill passed into law.  Fortunately, supporters of this misguided tax scheme are not the only ones gearing up for a fight on Internet sales taxes.  One of our faithful friends, Senator Ayotte (R-NH), in coordination with Senator Wyden (D-OR), just announced yesterday that she is planning to reintroduce her Congressional Resolution  opposing new sales tax burdens for online retailers.

A new report released today by the World Economic Forum (WEF) highlights the success that eBay small businesses have experienced engaging in cross border trade.