The Battle Over Internet Taxation Makes Its Way Back to Washington
- Topics:
- Regulatory issues
- Tags:
- Finance,
- Taxation,
- States,
- State,
- Sales Strategy,
- Sales Force Management,
- Sales,
- Jones Day Reavis & Pogue,
- Internet,
- Free Trade,
- ...
- Source:
- Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
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Overview: "The seeds of the dispute over taxation of Internet transactions go back to laws and policies that long predate e-commerce. The biggest concern of the states has always been their inability to force remote sellers to collect state sales and use taxes on the sale of taxable items to customers within their state. States are also concerned about the limitations on their ability to compel remote sellers to pay in-state income taxes. This elusive level of contact that subjects a company to taxing jurisdiction in a state is often referred to as “nexus.” The states are mobilizing to continue the process of simplifying sales tax systems. Recent issue papers issued by the SSTP are designed to aggressively move simplification forward during the 2002 legislative season. "
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Format: PDF | Size: 29KB | Date: Jan 2002 | Pages: 6
