No Internet Sales Tax Legislation In Year End Funding Bill

Today, the House and Senate passed a $1.15 trillion bipartisan spending bill which will fund the government until September 2016.
Why Are We Importing Europe's Broken Internet Sales Tax System?

As Congress weighs Internet sales tax proposals, it should look to Europe’s unpleasant experience with the Value Added Tax (VAT) system for guidance on what not to do.
eBay Hosts Students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Last month, 65 students from over 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) visited eBay as a part of the third annual HBCU ICE (Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship) Summit.
eBay Launches New Interactive Map Showing Impact Of Technology-driven Trade in EU

As we found in our recent report “Empowering People and Creating Opportunity in the Digital Single Market”, our data on Small-, Micro-, and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMMB) trading on eBay shows that technology is an immensely powerful tool.
Small Businesses Win with Customs Conference Committee Report

On December 9, representatives of the House of Representatives and Senate announced a final bipartisan, bicameral Conference Report on the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 to modernize U.S. customs procedures.
Seller Video: Upak N Ship - The Story of Cori O'Steen

View our new video about Cori O’Steen, owner of Upak N Ship and one of our Government Relations Small Business Ambassadors!
StubHub Hosts U.S. Senate Staff in San Francisco

eBay Government Relations, in coordination with the Internet Association, were honored to host U.S. Senate staff at StubHub headquarters in San Francisco.
We are eBay. We are Paris.

We stand in solidarity with our Parisian employees, residents, and our community of buyers and sellers.
eBay Government Relations Thanks Our Nation’s Veterans

Today, as our Nation pauses to honor our veterans and heroes, eBay’s Government Relations team would like to thank the men and woman who have bravely served our country at home and overseas. Their courage, bravery and selflessness are shining examples of what makes our country great and we would like to honor them, not only today, but every day.
New Speaker of the House Paul Ryan – How Does This Affect Sales Tax Legislation?

Former Vice Presidential candidate and Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Paul Ryan (R-WI/1), will be the new Speaker. This is a significant development in the sales tax fight, since the Speaker has the ability to control what legislation is considered on the floor.