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States Bank On Online Sales TaxWall Street Journal"If this is passed it's a huge source of revenue for the states," says Jon Kuhl, a spokesman for the National Conference of State Legislatures, which estimates states lost a collective $23 billion in uncollected sales taxes last year from online …Online sales tax raises questionsBaltimore Sun all ...

States Bank On Online Sales TaxWall Street JournalLast year, Alabama lawmakers approved a measure spelling out how the state would spend funds from online sales—if Congress approves the bill. And 24 states have signed on to a national "streamlined sales and use tax agreement," to ease the collection … and more »...

Could online-sales tax moves crimp private retailers' already-thin margins?ForbesUnder current law, businesses must collect applicable state and local sales tax from customers only in states where the firm has a physical presence, such as a store, office or warehouse. While the House must pass its own version of the bill and both …...

EcommerceBytes Surviving a Sales and Use Tax Audit: Tips for Online RetailersEcommerceBytesWhether or not the Marketplace Fairness Act passes, the fact is that changes to sales and use tax laws will continue, and with change comes the possibility of an audit. It used to be that the physical presence nexus standard determined if you were ...

LePage vetoes bill calling for Internet sales tax studyBangor Daily NewsLD 319 directed Maine Revenue Services to review Maine's conformity with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, which is an agreement among several states and retailers, and to report back to the Legislature's Taxation Committee by January … and more »...

Should online businesses collect sales tax?Utica Observer Dispatch(left to right) Sebastian Cataudella is assisted by Joe LaGuardia, a sales representative at McQuade & Bannigan Inc., while looking cordless drills, May 16, 2013, in Utica, N.Y. McQuade & Bannigan may indirectly benefit from sales tax that would be …...

Heritage.org (blog) Sales Taxes and the InternetNew York TimesTwenty-one Republicans voted with 46 Democrats (and 2 Independents) recently to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act, a long-overdue bill allowing states to require online retailers to collect sales taxes and remit them to the state where the customer lives.Wisconsin Gov. Promises To Use Internet Sales Tax To ...

In LA council race, rivals still battling over failed sales tax hikeLos Angeles TimesLos Angeles voters rejected a plan to hike the city's sales tax two months ago, but the battle over that measure lives on in a hotly contested City Council race. In multiple mailers sent to voters in the 13th council district, candidate ...

At a glance: Oklahoma sales tax versus use taxNewsOK.com05/16/2013 A Senate panel approves measures that would provide the use of certain tax receipts for the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum in downtown Oklahoma… • The sales tax is also levied on certain services provided in Oklahoma. and more »...

abc11.com NC House, Senate plans differ on sales taxNews & ObserverThe House proposal would expand the sales tax to cover a handful of new services, such as from automobile repairs to warranty and service contracts. The Senate framework introduced last week, in contrast, would make North Carolina's sales tax base one …Kansas tax compromise: 6 ...