In a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate’s tax writing and judiciary committees, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants encouraged Congress to revise legislation that would allow states to impose new tax burdens on small businesses that use the Internet. One of the AICPA’s top suggestions for the Marketplace Fairness Act (H.R.

This morning, Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) of the House Judiciary Committee released seven basic principles related to the collection of Internet sales taxes.  The principles are intended to guide future discussions in Congress on how to address the issue of Internet sales taxes without overly burdening online businesses and stifling Internet and mobile commerce.

Brian Bieron, Executive Director of Global Public Policy at eBay Inc., made the following statement today in response to Rep. Goodlatte’s newly introduced principles on remote sales tax.

Bill Hall took his father’s declining business and used Internet retailing to revive it. Today Bill operates a successful business and has become a staple of his small Medford, WI community.

As we take a moment to remember the victims of 9/11 and their families, let us be thankful for our opportunities and freedoms.

On September 6 Campbell, California small business owner Richard Cooley submitted a letter to the editor to the San Jose Mercury News opposing claims that the playing field needs to be leveled when it comes to online retailers. His letter to the editor resulted from an opinion piece written by Hut Landon, executive director of the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA).