Last week, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) filed an amendment to the National Defense bill that would have added the Marketplace Fairness Act, requiring small online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes in over 9600 jurisdictions nationwide.  eBay Inc., along with representatives from the technology and taxpayer advocate communities, publicly opposed this amendment.  Brian Bieron, Senior Director of Federal Government Relations at eBay Inc., made the following statement

A number of technology groups have expressed their opposition to attaching an Internet sales tax amendment filed by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) to the National Defense bill currently being debated in the U.S. Senate. Online retail is currently a bright spot in our nation’s economy and representatives from the Tech community are concerned about the potential negative impact this amendment could have on small online retailers if it were to be enacted into law.  Please read below for the full statements from CCIA, TechAmerica and TechNet: