This is an interesting article, appearing in the S.F. New Mexican sunday edition. (SFNM left out two paragraphs)
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/04/national_internet_sales_tax_why_i_love_the_marketplace_fairness_act_and.html Its interesting on a number of "net culture" as well as tax law perspectives: - The SFNM paper has a "virtual" publication's article. Slate and HuffPost seems quite popular. The new R euters ? - The article discusses retail tax, but with interesting nuances - Amazon supports it because they want to build large warehouses in most states for same-day delivery - Look out WalMart! - The law will only go into effect if all states simplify their tax codes and provide free software to on-line businesses - Conservatives and Liberals both agree that "its time now" .. the web businesses no longer need the subsidy . - As the population ages, they'd be fine with on-line buying with same day delivery, even from local businesses, and this law is likely to build an ecology for easy delivery, vans for example. - There is an exemption for on-line stores with less than $1million annual revenues. - The exception is being considered unfair with large, but not nation wide, on-line retailers, and by eBay who services many of them. -- Owen
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