eBay Inc. is speaking out against the recent introduction of the Marketplace Equity Act, the latest in a number of legislative attempts to impose new sales taxes on the Internet. eBay’s director of government relations Brian Bieron is raising his voice on behalf of small online retailers around the country. In an article posted yesterday in Politico, Bieron said, “both of the Internet sales tax bills introduced in this Congress fall far short of protecting small business retailers based on existing small business definitions as well as those in previously introduced Internet sales tax bills.” Visit the Politico website to read the entire article.
October 14, 2011