The U.S. Supreme Court has announced their decision on the S. Dakota v. Wayfair case, overturning the long-standing rule that states could not tax businesses or sellers outside of their borders. Now is the time for Congress to act on legislation that protects small businesses.And we need your help.
Please consider signing our petition to show our country's political leaders that these new Internet tax burdens could permanently damage U.S. small businesses. The petition takes less than a minute to complete. We will soon deliver this petition to President Trump, key members of Congress, and select state governors, so we need you to participate now.
eBay has always supported tax policy that is fair to entrepreneurs, artisans, and small businesses. Rest assured that eBay will continue to fight this battle on behalf of all of our valued customers.
Sincerely,
eBay
7 comments:
Oh...so Ebay is now standing up for "small" businesses? And of course they should pay tax...if you conduct business in a state, you use state resources, so why wouldn't you pay tax? I have to pay sales tax if I travel to Virginia, even though I don't live there...it's not about location, it's about usage.
I will not sign this because these state and local taxes are important for states and municipalities. Sorry but it's the way it is.
From what I've read, the business must still have a significant presence in the state it charges tax on. That would exclude people selling their car or old typewriter on Ebay. It MIGHT not exclude those whose business is to resell merchandise on Ebay.
The argument that it hurts small business is really not a good one and fails right out of the gates.
If your LOCAL small business has to charge you tax on a product because you reside and do business in that area, how do you argue that making a small business outside of the area (that is arguably doing business in that area via internet) compete on even playing field HURTS small business? It makes no sense. It doesn't.
On line retailers have enjoyed an unfair advantage at the expense of LOCAL small businesses.
Or move to a state where there is no sales tax.
Now, a SPECIFIC internet tax is also no good. The tax should be applied depending on where the purchase was made in respect to the laws of that area.
Local businesses seem to be at a disadvantage when it comes to sales taxes. Local businesses hire local people. Both the business owner and their employees pay a lot of taxes to stay in business. These business owners work long hours and are always worrying about making payroll, will the weather affect business and so on.
Why should a business hundreds or thousands of miles away have a tax free advantage over our local merchants who have invested heavily in out local community?
I have a few items I sell on Ebay once in a great while, and I don't want to have to set up a tax account with the IRS just to sell an old bicycle.
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