Lundgren Says States Will Benefit from Online Sales Taxes

| Tim Parry

Macy’s president and CEO Terry Lundgren says he doesn’t know when it will happen or how. But ultimately, he believes every consumer – and ecommerce merchant – will have to pay an online sales tax.

10 Steps to Beef Up Your Tax Approach

| MCM staff

Last year, Congress introduced the Marketplace Fairness Act to give states the power to enforce sales tax rules on all online sales

Online Sales Tax Will Create Ecommerce Chaos

| Jim Tierney

Steve DelBianco, executive director of NetChoice, said there is “big momentum” for federal legislation that would allow states to require online retailers to collect sales tax

Trade Groups Have Different Views on Marketplace Equity Act

| Jim Tierney

The Marketplace Equity Act would repeal the 1992 Supreme Court decision, Quill Corp. vs. North Dakota, which said states are not allowed to require out-of-state companies to collect sales taxes unless that company has a physical presence, such as a store or warehouse, in the state.

Twittersphere is Abuzz with the Marketplace Equity Act

| MCM staff

Congress is scheduled to bring the Marketplace Equity Act up for discussion on Tuesday. If it passes, merchants who sell goods online will be required to collect sales tax from their customers. Here’s a look at Twitter talk about #efairness.

Amazon Encouraging Mobile Shopping In-Store

| Tim Parry

The warning signs about confident consumers shopping on Amazon while browsing your store’s merchandise have been evident, and now the ecommerce giant is encouraging smartphone owners to do so.

RILA Survey: Holiday Shoppers Want to Pay Sales Tax

| MCM staff

As online retail grows, so too does the need for Congress to level the playing field by closing the online sales tax loophole, according to the survey. 61% of consumers surveyed support Congress passing legislation that would allow states to require online-only retailers to collect state sales tax just like storefronts in the community.

Amazon Supports Marketplace Fairness Act

| Tim Parry

Ecommerce giant Amazon.com has come out in support of the Marketplace Fairness Act, a federal bill introduced this morning by U.S. Senators Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Michael B. Enzi (R-WY), that would create a constitutional framework for collecting sales tax online.