Ginny Marvin says, “The retail industry is not giving up on giving states the ability to tax e-commerce sales. This week, a bipartisan group of senators reintroduced the Marketplace Fairness Act.

Budget Committee Chairman Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) are leading the Senate group pushing for a bill that would give states the authority to collect sales tax on online sales placed within their states. Currently, states are limited to collecting sales tax from those entities that have a so-called in-state nexus — physical locations such as stores, warehouse facilities or other types of office space.

The Retail Industry Leaders Association, which lobbies on behalf of brick-and-mortar retailers, is among the groups pushing for the legislation.

“Ending the special tax treatment afforded to online-only retailers has been a top legislative priority for the retail industry, and it’s time to finish the job in 2015,” wrote senior vice president for government affairs, Joe Rinzel”.

Senate Resuscitates E-Commerce Tax Bill, Again

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