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Are We Creeping Closer to an Internet Sales Tax?

13 April 2011

Like you didn’t see this coming… Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), together with Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY), will, if all goes according to plan, announce intentions to impose a sales tax on internet sales. The bill, referred to as the Main Street Fairness Act in the Senate, is a companion piece to legislation bearing the same [...]

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Black Friday Sales

26 November 2010

Today marks what is traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year in the US. The day after Thanksgiving is referred to as Black Friday because the volume of sales switches most stores from the red (in the hole) to the black (profitable). This year, holiday sales are expected to be the best in a [...]

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Microsoft Exec: Consumers Need to Pay More Taxes

7 March 2010

What if the head of Coca-Cola suggested a tax on sugary sodas to combat increasing instances of obesity? Or if the big three automakers heralded an increase in the gas tax as a way of repairing our highways? It would leave a lot of us scratching our heads. That’s why many IT folks were left [...]

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Tax on Internet Sales Not Likely to Pass… Again

15 March 2008

Assemblyman Charles Calderon of California wants the state to consider imposing a tax on new media downloaded from the internet. He is specifically targeting goods like iTunes which are currently exempt from tax. He claims that the sales tax should apply equally to online and in store purchases. I think he might have a point. [...]

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Beware of Fresh Tax Scams!

28 January 2008

Scammers are at it again. I just received this email (above) earlier today which leads to a fairly official looking web site here. Be advised that this is not a legitimate email and this is not a legitimate web site. The site has as its source, cjpowers.com, a web site owned by Christoper Powers of [...]

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Internet Tax Ban Not Made Permanent

31 October 2007

The proposed permanent internet tax ban did not take pass Congress this week. While this may despite a number of folks, it was not unexpected. What did pass was an extension of the moratorium that was set to expire Thursday. The House voted 402 to 0 to extend the ban for a period of seven [...]

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A ticket to ride, please, and no internet taxes

26 October 2007

You gotta love the way that Congress does (or does not do) business. With less than a week to spare before the expiration of moratorium on an internet tax (sometimes referred to as the Internet Tax Freedom Act, or ITFA), there is still no plan. And in a very Congressional sort of way, Senators are [...]

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Do You Owe Uncle Sam for Reading This?

21 September 2007

Not right now. But there’s a chance that you might in the future: the moratorium on an internet tax expires November 1. The moratorium is sometimes referred to as the Internet Tax Freedom Act, or ITFA. ITFA has been extended twice since 1998. It bans taxes on certain internet transactions at the federal level, but [...]

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Ask the Taxgirl: Internet Sales

30 July 2007

Today’s question was not emailed but asked in person at BlogHer! It was asked after my session, so I thought I’d post it for the benefit of everyone. Taxpayer asks: Do I have to pay sales tax on sales through my web site? Taxgirl says: This is such a loaded question. I’ll start off by [...]

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