Will Congress Soon Be Taxing Online Sales?

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	Congress is considering online sales tax legislation that is 
wrongheaded and unfair, and I am writing to ask for your help in telling
 Congress "No!" to new sales taxes and burdens for small businesses.

	Whether you're a consumer who loves the incredible selection and value 
that small businesses provide online, or a small-business seller who 
relies on the Internet for your livelihood, this legislation potentially
 affects you. For consumers, it means more money out of your pocket when
 you shop online from your favorite seller or small business shop owner.
 For small business sellers, it means you would be required to collect 
sales taxes nationwide from the more than 9,600 tax jurisdictions across
 the U.S. You also would face the prospect of being audited by 
out-of-state tax collectors. That's just wrong, and an unnecessary 
burden on you.

	Big national retailers are aggressively lobbying Congress to pass 
online sales tax legislation to "level the playing field" with Amazon...

Read the full post here entitled SMB Online Sales: Another Tax on SMB

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	Congress is considering online sales tax legislation that is wrongheaded and unfair, and I am writing to ask for your help in telling Congress "No!" to new sales taxes and burdens for small businesses. Whether you're a consumer who loves the incredible selection and value that small businesses provide online, or a small-business seller who relies on the Internet for your livelihood, this legislation potentially affects you. For consumers, it means more money out of your pocket when you shop online from your favorite seller or small business shop owner. For small business sellers, it means you would be required to collect sales taxes nationwide from the more than 9,600 tax jurisdictions across the U.S. You also would face the prospect of being audited by out-of-state tax collectors. That's just wrong, and an unnecessary burden on you. Big national retailers are aggressively lobbying Congress to pass online sales tax legislation to "level the playing field" with Amazon... Read the full post here entitled SMB Online Sales: Another Tax on SMB