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Senate to vote on Internet sales tax bill
Daily PressThe Senate is set to vote on an Internet sales tax bill within the first week of May. Also known as the Marketplace Fairness Act, the bill gives states the authority to require online sellers to collect sales tax at the point of purchase. There is an...Tags: Scott Rigell, Amazon.com Inc., Judges, Justice System, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia)
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Internet sales tax bill advances, but final Senate passage delayed
WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday failed to pass bipartisan legislation that would allow states to collect sales taxes from larger Internet retailers, but the bill cleared a key procedural hurdle and is on track for approval after lawmakers return...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Anti Trust Crime, Ron Wyden, Politics, Corporate Crime
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The myths of background checks
Legislators are either stupid or lying or both about the universal background checks for gun purchases ("Tyranny of the minority," April 19). They want checks on Internet sales; but they are already done on Internet sales. If you buy a firearm over the...
Tags: Randallstown, Personal Weapon Control, Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy
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Tax-free Internet shopping in jeopardy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for their online purchases. But the fight is far from over. The Senate voted 63-30 Thursday to advance a bill that would impose state and local sales taxes on purchases...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Parties and Movements, Government, Ron Wyden, eBay Inc.
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Web isn't a duty-free zone
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote next month on a bill that could require online retailers to collect sales taxes from customers in every state that imposes them. The measure has been bashed by opponents as a tax increase that would cripple small Web...
Tags: Dick Durbin, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Mike Enzi, U.S. Senate
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O'Malley's Maryland gas tax proposal unpopular with Washington County legislators
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA proposal backed by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley that would raise the state gas tax in July by 3.8 cents per gallon remains unpopular with many Washington County legislators. Under the proposal, the gas tax would increase to 27.3 cents per...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Purple Line (Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Ronald N. Young, Road Transportation
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Thune being watched in sales tax vote
PIERRE -- This week, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on Internet sales-tax legislation that is strongly supported by retail businesses in South Dakota. If it eventually becomes law, the state treasury and municipal governments throughout South...
Tags: Government, Justice System, Regional Authority, U.S. Congress, Elections
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For the record
Internet sales tax: In the April 23 Business section, an article about a bill to allow states to require the collection of online sales taxes indicated that Texas was one of the few states that do not impose a sales tax. Texas does have a sales tax....Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), CBS Corp., Sports
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Internet Sales Tax Bill – Backed By Obama – Expected To Pass Senate This Week
A measure to empower U.S. states to require out-of-state retailers to collect online sales tax is expected to pass the Senate this week, after winning official backing from President Barack Obama Monday. Seventy-four senators voted Monday to limit debate...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., eBay Inc., U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. House of Representatives, Regional Authority
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Jim DeMint: Still wrong on online sales taxes
When he was a senator representing South Carolina, Jim DeMint argued that collecting sales taxes on Internet purchases was an impermissible form of taxation without representation. He's continuing this meme in his new role as head of the Heritage...
Tags: Heritage Foundation, Amazon.com Inc., Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Walmart
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Are Amazon and the CIA doing business?
Amazon can already track your book purchases, recommend titles based on your latest browsing history, and is annoyingly great at peppering the websites you see with ads based on your shopping habits. So would it surprise you to learn that the online...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq War (2003-2011), BBC
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Sun Sentinel Investigation: Tax lien sharks use shell companies to squeeze out locals
Tax lien auctions are a little-known but juicy Florida financial market worth up to $1 billion a year. And, the Sun Sentinel has found, banks, hedge funds and other financial powerhouses have hit upon a way to game the system, squeeze out the little guy...
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Plantation, Money and Monetary Policy
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