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03/29/2019

OPINION: New York must find better way to collect taxes it is due from online sales without inflicting harm on innovative companies that are driving America’s online retail revolution.

In barely more than two decades, the ability to conduct routine commerce over the Internet has revolutionized how we shop and how we pay for what we buy. Online commerce also has restructured the physical side of retailing; you can buy and sell from anywhere.

03/27/2019

WRH Members Kathy Terrill and Thomas Baffer agree: the new online sales tax in NY is BAD for small online businesses, and we must find a way to levy taxes without crushing small businesses in the process!

In barely more than two decades, the ability to conduct routine commerce over the Internet has revolutionized how we shop and how we pay for what we buy. Online commerce also has restructured the physical side of retailing; you can buy and sell from anywhere.

10/11/2018

Former Ohio Secretary of State and Treasurer Ken Blackwell couldn’t have said it better: it’s time to protect our small businesses from internet sales taxes. We need congressional action to alleviate the burden on small online businesses asap!

Ken Blackwell says Congress has the opportunity to alleviate some of the uncertainty that has been unleashed on small businesses.

09/28/2018

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner showed common sense with the intro of this bill, reigning in the “taxation free-for-all” that is hurdling towards small businesses across the country. States need to clarify their approach, and establish a small business exemption!

The ability of states to quickly cash in on a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling tha...

09/26/2018

Louisiana is among the first, and certainly not the last, to raise a court challenge to the new Internet Sales Tax landscape. We need clarity, and a Federally-defined small business exemption that supports, not smothers our small businesses.

Louisiana is setting itself up for a massive lawsuit if the state, as planned, starts charging sales taxes on internet purchases Jan. 1 and doesn’t dramatically alter the way those

09/25/2018

“The fear for many of us is that the power to tax outside of state’s border will only be the beginning, and will be followed by the power to regulate businesses outside their jurisdiction.”

We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.

Members should listen to the concerns of their constituents and exempt small businesses from the internet sales tax.

08/06/2018

“Michigan has instituted what is called a ‘bright line’ standard. But this ‘bright line’ really isn’t that bright at all. The threshold for sales and activity is far too low and inclusive to help relieve the burden of collecting and remitting sales taxes. We need a ROBUST bright line that reflects the realities of how much it costs to operate an online business!”

The United States Supreme Court in South Dakota v Wayfair abandoned Quill[i]’s bright-line physical presence nexus standard but its decision may not…

08/03/2018

As states prepare to move ahead with taxing online sales transactions, it’s important to support legislation that doesn’t smother small online businesses. Let your legislator know TODAY how your business would be affected by internet sales taxes.

(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is announcing next steps after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc on June 21, 2018.

08/02/2018

A quick analysis by the market experts at the Motley Fool reveals the top 5 states that will be hit the hardest by the overturning of Quill v North Dakota – a sales that could amount to almost 10%!

Find out how the Supreme Court just cost online shoppers some extra money.

07/25/2018

The NH legislators have the right perspective when it comes to the possibility of dealing with OTHER State’s tax collection laws: “We are not a tax collector, and we don’t want to be a tax collector.” Illustrating the dangerous precedent set by the SCOTUS. http://ow.ly/WD5E30l6p7Y

07/24/2018

The Supreme Court’s decision in Wayfair will be a detriment to small online businesses across America. While we disagree with the Author’s take on the decision as a whole, we whole-heartedly agree with his analysis of potential consequences.

The Supreme Court ruled that states can now force e-commerce retailers to collect sales taxes even if they don't have a nexus in the state. The playing field has been leveled, so what happens next?

03/25/2018

Kay Coles James of The Heritage Foundation has a great perspective on the reality of the impact internet sales taxes would have on small businesses. Stand up for entrepreneurship and small businesses and let your legislators know this is BAD POLICY!

Congressional leaders are debating whether to include an internet sales tax in the omnibus spending bill.