The Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) and a “permanent” version...
The Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) and a “permanent” version of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA) should be passed by Congress, said Information Technology and Innovation Foundation President Robert Atkinson in a press release (http://bit.ly/1m8aYxL) Tuesday. The IFTA’s “moratorium” on…
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the “taxation of Internet access, multiple taxes on Internet transactions, and discriminatory taxes on online transactions” has promoted the “expansion of e-commerce” and ensured a “level playing field for Internet businesses,” he said. The MFA “would authorize states to require collection of sales and use taxes on goods sold online,” thereby avoiding an “unfair advantage” for “out-of-state online retailers” over “brick-and-mortar retailers,” he said. E-commerce tax law “should reflect what is sold and not how it is sold,” he said. The Permanent ITFA (HR-3086) was introduced last year by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and has been referred to the House Judiciary Regulatory Reform Subcommittee, according to Congress.gov (http://1.usa.gov/1hIpkFR). The bill has 183 co-sponsors, according to the site. The Internet Tax Forever Freedom Act (S-1431) was introduced last summer by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., now chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and has been referred to that committee, according to the site (http://1.usa.gov/P3ub7M). Wyden’s bill has 37 co-sponsors, it said. The Senate approved a budget amendment based on the MFA (S-743) (CD March 26/13 p7), introduced by Senate Finance member Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and has been referred to the House Judiciary Regulatory Reform Subcommittee, said the site (http://1.usa.gov/1l3qARM). The House version of the MFA (HR-684) has been referred to the House Judiciary Regulatory Reform Subcommittee and has 66 co-sponsors, said the site (http://1.usa.gov/1jIn9Ao).