by Steve DelBianco, Executive Director of NetChoice, a trade association of e-commerce and online businesses.

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.

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 to empower students─ most of whom are Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology majors ─ to chart their career paths within the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) industries.

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.  The text and a summary of the Conference Report are viewable on Congressional websites.

Have you ever wondered what a public policy maker thinks when she or he hears the name “eBay”? Well, it's the job of the Americas Government Relations (AGR) Team to shape the perception of eBay at the federal, state and local levels in the U.S., as well as in Canada and Latin America.