DMA Launches Coalition to Lobby Congress on E-Commerce Taxes

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has formed a new group, the True Simplification of Taxation Coalition, which will lobby Congress regarding taxes of online purchases. Other members of the new coalition include the American Catalog Mailers Association, Electronic Retailers Association and NetChoice. Congress currently is considering three different bills — the Main Street Fairness Act, Marketplace Fairness Act and Marketplace Equity Act — which would authorize states to require online retailers to collect sales tax. Absent federal authorization, states arguably violate the constitution by attempting to require out-of-state companies to tax consumers.