Yesterday we saw further evidence of the mounting opposition to proposed expansion of Internet sales taxes. A group of tech industry associations from around the country sent a letter to Members of the U.S. House and Senate leadership expressing their opposition to recent Internet sales tax bills introduced by Senator Durbin (D-IL) and Congressman Conyers (D-MI). The letter clearly communicates the groups’ concerns with how this new sales tax regime would burden Internet-enabled businesses and impede the growth and development of interstate commerce. Click here to read the full letter or here to learn more about eBay’s position on the Internet sales tax issue.
August 17, 2011