eBay trying to stop interstate sales tax

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Subject: New Sales Tax for eBay Sellers?
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 19:24:56 -0700
From: "eBay" <eBay () reply ebay com>

eBay <http://click2.ebay.com/338782.65606.0.104>
Call to Action: Halt Legislation Threatening Remote Sales Tax!

More and more eBay users like yourself are being targeted by governments
as a fertile ground for new regulations and tax burdens. Currently,
there is a very real threat that legislation in your state will require
eBay sellers to collect, file, and remit sales taxes on every eBay
transaction.

Because of a Supreme Court decision in 1992, eBay sellers are currently
not required to collect out-of-state sales taxes. That may change with
legislation being proposed in Congress and state legislatures around the
country to force tax collection and remittance burdens upon you. This is
in part driven by the need of cash-strapped states to secure additional
tax sources.

What can you do? Start by clicking here
<http://click2.ebay.com/338782.65606.0.23926> to get more information
about this threat and how it might impact you. Then follow instructions
to join our friends at NetChoice in sending a note to your state and
Congressional representatives. NetChoice is a coalition of individuals,
companies and trade associations dedicated to protecting your ability to
buy and sell online.

Your continued success as Internet entrepreneurs in part depends upon
the outcome of this issue. Please do not pass up this opportunity to
have your voice heard by your elected representatives.

Tod H. Cohen
Associate General Counsel
Global Policy, eBay

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