The Marketplace Fairness Act would allow state governments to collect sales taxes from online retailers who do not have a physical location in their state and have revenues of over $1 Million per year. Online retailers would be responsible for collecting the taxes and distributing them to state and local governments. Proponents of the bill include brick and mortar retailers who argue that exempting online retailers from sales taxes penalizes traditional stores who are forced to charge customers higher prices due to cover the tax. Opponents argue that since online retailers do not use local services funded by sales taxes they should be exempt and that the federal government should not get involved in state tax issues.
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@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
Yes
@9FNY3KM 2yrs2Y
we shouldnt have taxes for something bought online because we already pay for shipping and the product
@9FQL3ZN2yrs2Y
If online taxes must be paid, pay the same amount of taxes the patrons pay in the jurisdiction the products originate, with all the tax money going to that jurisdiction only, and not to the corrupt state where the buyer lives.
I feel like online sales tax should be legal because you're paying taxes to the government which helps them gain more support for our country.
@B4X8GGB3mos3MO
If they are purchasing from a state that they have resided in for long, they should pay from it. However, this applies to their resident state and does not count if they have recently entered a new state, especially if it has less tax.
Yes, some version of this is probably appropriate. As always, more thought is needed.
Yes, but only if it’s done fairly and doesn’t crush small sellers or make online shopping unaffordable.
@B5B3B8Q2mos2MO
No but a financial impact study should be conducted to determine if and how a change could be made to keep the state whole.
@9ZLGK85 8mos8MO
Although the federal government does not have the authority needed to impose state and local taxes, they should be obligated to help state and local governments collect the taxes should the state and local governments desire federal government support in collecting taxes from online retailers.
@9WVXHNQ9mos9MO
I think that because the internet is internationally accessible, commerce provided should be delt with separately.
@9VH82269mos9MO
Only if shipping is not free for their customers and or they have a physical store if not they should be exempt since shipping costs a bit
@9TQ8JH610mos10MO
The nexus test is obsolete in the internet age. In state vendors are placed at a disadvantage vs out of state vendors if consumers have sales tax liability for purchases from the former but not the latter. Institute a federal "interstate use tax" on interstate transactions of taxable goods (yes, I know the scope varies by state, that will be up to the Congress) which are not subject to state use tax.
@DesiraeBae 12mos12MO
No. A physical store only pays sales tax to their physical location and pays to that location. They are part of that ONE community. An online store cannot be expected to keep track of every customers location, file separate permits, collect sales tax, and remit payment for every location where a person might make a purchase. Perhaps a different type of sales tax would be more appropriate - like a national sales tax, that only applies to businesses doing sales online across many states.
@9P7MH8N1yr1Y
Sales tax should be eliminated, and covered by increases in corporate taxes and income taxes on the rich.
@9N6RHRB1yr1Y
As online purchase not only rockets item prices in real stores, it also means that the coustomer has to pay more for the product they purchased.
@9LK9SPC1yr1Y
Customers should pay the sale taxes from their own state on the item that is being sold ( ex: I live in Nebraska so I pay sale taxes
@9LCQP89 1yr1Y
Regardless, it should be up to the businesses to collect the tax, with the help of the government, and not the responsibility of individuals to track their own purchases.
No, online purchases should not be subject to local or state taxes and should instead be subject to a flat nationalized online sales tax
@9J6RN5H1yr1Y
No and we should do away with smaller taxes proposed by states. Their needs to be a consumption tax instead of an income tax, and it all is processed at a federal level and redistributed to states in a percentage that is consistent with the percentage of purchases within the states.
@9FYQDNH2yrs2Y
Yes, as online shopping has became the preferred way to buy, taxes do need to be levied on them, but they should be determined on a state-to-state basis, like traditional sales taxes are
@Yaunti2 2yrs2Y
Yes, but there should be a federal sales tax instead
@9FQ594M 2yrs2Y
Online stores, she have a lower sales tax and then brick and mortar
@Yaunti2 2yrs2Y
No, there should be a federal sales tax instead
@9FGY9NS2yrs2Y
Customers should pay what they must pay and that’s it
@9FDJCXD2yrs2Y
No, and get rid of sales tax
@9FDD7ST2yrs2Y
Most online sellers don't profit as it is and sell to multiple states. Adding this stress to a small business that is already struggling is cruel and unnecessary
@9FBYNMR2yrs2Y
No, and end the sales tax
@9FBRS252yrs2Y
@9F9JRV82yrs2Y
It would be most logical if interstate sales taxes were equal to the buyer's state's tax plus the seller's state tax, divided by 2
@9F8MGYB2yrs2Y
No, it is too easy to download a VPN and enforcing this law would be more trouble than it's worth.
@9F3393D2yrs2Y
FairTax everywhere, and that retail sales tax should apply on wherever the transaction is conducted.
@9F2QT9R2yrs2Y
Too wordy, use grammarly to be chill
It already does through use tax in all states that have sales tax
@9DHJ6332yrs2Y
Not enough knowledge on the subject matter to give an informed response
@9DF8GDH2yrs2Y
All states should have the same tax system to unify the system.
@9DCWK4M2yrs2Y
No, I hate money as a concept.
@9D8PKXK2yrs2Y
@9D8JTH72yrs2Y
No, only ad sales tax on the sales of luxury companies.
No, abolish all private property and eliminate the worry about collecting out of state taxes
@9D5JBDK2yrs2Y
Don’t have an opinion on this topic.
@9D4SDCBRepublican 2yrs2Y
I'm less concerned to what state gets the tax and more concerned that the product is only taxed once, to not at all. But if brick and mortar are taxed then online retailers should be taxed as well. Taxes for none or all, but only once.
@6RJYKBDConstitution 9mos9MO
No, nothing on the internet should be under a sales tax except controlled substances (Alcohol, Tobacco)
@9HSK5NS2yrs2Y
No, as the seller collecting the tax has no voice in the state's legislature, and this adds needless complications for small business.
@9FJ6HKS2yrs2Y
i think there should be a law for specific online shopping
No, and abolish consumer-side sales taxes
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No, customers should pay the sales tax from the seller’s state
@B4X8GGB3mos3MO
If they are purchasing from a state that they have resided in for long, they should pay from it. However, this applies to their resident state and does not count if they have recently entered a new state, especially if it has less tax.
@9BXCHQB2yrs2Y
No. Many taxes are roberry. Especially ifit is all within the US there should not be a further tax.
@9BL5T9S2yrs2Y
No, but if it’s between states, it falls under federal jurisdiction.
@9B2XG682yrs2Y
They should pay for shipping
@9745LJ73yrs3Y
Sales tax shouldn't be a think
@95V5BRT3yrs3Y
No, there should be a flat tax
@95QP39B3yrs3Y
@953GJGR3yrs3Y
No, abolish the online sales tax
@94VQR9W3yrs3Y
Yes, but sales tax should be abolished anyway
@94QM53LIndependent3yrs3Y
question does not arouse my interest.
@94N5NQVRepublican3yrs3Y
Yes, but should not be over 3%
@94GV25X3yrs3Y
sales tax should be the same for everyone and should be included in the price rather than the amount being totally random.
@947SHQ93yrs3Y
The sales tax should be the average of the two states in question
@944Z4883yrs3Y
@93VYQ8S3yrs3Y
Abolish taxes of all kinds
No, replace the sales tax with a value added tax instead
@93P2B69Independent3yrs3Y
Sales tax should be part of the purchase cost paid to the state in which it was sold.
@93N38SZ3yrs3Y
Sales tax should be abolished completely.
@93GSDBJ3yrs3Y
Sales tax is a regressive tax on the poor
@93GPJNX3yrs3Y
No, there should be no taxes at all.
@939R7RL3yrs3Y
How many yimes must governments tax the item from here to there, there to there, or there to here
@9399YKL3yrs3Y
No, the customer should pay the sales tax from their own state.
@92DFQTN3yrs3Y
Yes, and customers should pay sales tax to both the buyer's and seller's states
@92CYBP63yrs3Y
No, and abolish all state sales taxes, and make it consistent with a single national sales tax
@927BZWM3yrs3Y
No, and sales tax should not apply to digital goods.
@925FFHS3yrs3Y
No, State Sales Taxes should be centralised under the Federal Government and set at single nation-wide rate
@HungryWolfy3yrs3Y
You can just VPN to another state and pay lower taxes
@8ZZPZ4D3yrs3Y
Have a interstate sales tax
@8ZZJFXR3yrs3Y
Yes, and customers should pay the sales tax from the seller’s state.
@8ZWDDXC3yrs3Y
I am unfamiliar with the issue
@8ZQXLGMRepublican3yrs3Y
The Federal government should remove the income tax and impose a national sales tax to collect income from the citizens and fund the government. A national sales tax removes this argument completely
@8ZNGM2Q3yrs3Y
No one can own anything it is owned by the people
@8ZMRH433yrs3Y
No, it causes items bought online to have inconsistent taxing
@8ZMLY9W3yrs3Y
No, the federal government should implement a national online sales tax and divide the revenue between states based on population.
@8ZHVQN23yrs3Y
No, but there should be a federal sales tax on internet purchases that cross state lines.
@8Z6SMW23yrs3Y
All states should have the same sales tax
@8Z64C6Q3yrs3Y
That's up to each State.
@8YPLPBLRepublican3yrs3Y
There should be a flat tax
@8XWMMJ54yrs4Y
Create nominal VAT for online purchases from out of state purchases
@8XWDLM64yrs4Y
Economists should decide this
@8WT8WJH4yrs4Y
Customers should have to pay the tax of their own home state, not the sellers.
@8KL9M8X5yrs5Y
I don't have an opinion on this yet.
@8D3PKV55yrs5Y
I can understand both reasons.
@8CD5GW35yrs5Y
No, the business should remit sales tax in accordance with their State's laws
@8CC9T2V5yrs5Y
Split the rate between states.
@8C7V6WW5yrs5Y
No, it's interstate commerce and should be taxed federally.
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