by Jane Richey | Jul 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Several trade associations launched a new coalition on Monday to battle efforts to pass online sales tax legislation. The True Simplification of Taxation (TruST) is made up of the Direct Marketing Association, the Electronic Retailing Association, NetChoice and the...
by Jane Richey | Jul 18, 2012 | Free Markets, Politics
Retail groups say their campaign for an online sales tax bill is gaining momentum and now say it’s a question of when, not if, such a measure is enacted. The National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) say last week’s push for a...
by Jane Richey | Jun 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Gov. Terry Branstad of Iowa this week became the latest in a string of top Republican state officials to back federal legislation giving states more freedom to collect online sales taxes. Branstad’s letter of support, obtained exclusively by The Hill, comes not long...
by Jane Richey | Apr 11, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Proponents of an online sales tax aren’t letting up in their push to move legislation through Congress this year, despite the opposition of conservative heavyweights. Retailers have been lobbying aggressively for legislation that would help states collect sales taxes...