The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) released a blog post expressing their concern with the Marketplace Fairness Act recently released in the U.S. Senate. CCIA is a nonprofit membership organization for a wide range of companies in the computer, Internet, information technology, and telecommunications industries, represented by their senior executives.

In their blog post, CCIA wrote “The bill, like its previous incarnations, would force online retailers to collect sales and use taxes regardless of physical presence. It would do so without addressing any of the serious small business concerns, such as the burden of having to collect taxes for almost 10,000 tax jurisdictions, and the risk of audits across state lines. While spring is usually thought to be a season of hope and new beginnings, this bill signifies a futile turn back to a retrogressive approach that would scapegoat and penalize innovation.”

Read more of CCIA’s blog post and learn more about eBay’s position on the Internet sales tax issue.