Legal Matters: Proposed Marketplace Fairness Act Threatens Direct Marketers
Bill would complicate tax obligations for thousands of small and midsized remote sellers and millions of consumers
Momentum Builds for ‘Fairness’ Act
So what’s different this time around in Washington? The misnamed Marketplace Fairness Act is being promoted by big-box retailers, led by Wal-Mart, under a coalition calling itself the Alliance for Main Street Fairness. This movement is mounting a well-funded lobbying campaign. Moreover, a representative of Amazon.com, which has been on the receiving end of audits by aggressive state tax administrators, recently testified before the House Judiciary Committee in support of the legislation. In other words, the players and politics surrounding the current legislative proposal are markedly different than in prior years.
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