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发帖数: 34403 | 1 Congress is considering online sales tax legislation that is wrongheaded and
unfair, and I am writing to ask for your help in telling Congress "No!" to
new sales taxes and burdens for small businesses.
Whether you're a consumer who loves the incredible selection and value that
small businesses provide online, or a small-business seller who relies on
the Internet for your livelihood, this legislation potentially affects you.
For consumers, it means more money out of your pocket when you shop online
from your favorite seller or small business shop owner. For small business
sellers, it means you would be required to collect sales taxes nationwide
from the more than 9,600 tax jurisdictions across the U.S. You also would
face the prospect of being audited by out-of-state tax collectors. That's
just wrong, and an unnecessary burden on you.
Big national retailers are aggressively lobbying Congress to pass online
sales tax legislation to "level the playing field" with Amazon. And, as they
compete with big retail, Amazon is advocating for this legislation too,
while at the same time they are seeking local tax exemptions across the
country to build warehouses. This is a "big retail battle" in which small
businesses and consumers have a lot to lose. But eBay is fighting, as we
have for more than 15 years, to protect small online businesses and sellers
and ensure healthy competition, value, and selection that benefit consumers
online.
The solution is simple: if Congress passes online sales tax legislation, we
believe small businesses with less than 50 employees or less than $10
million in annual out-of-state sales should be exempt from the burden of
collecting sales taxes nationwide. To put that in perspective, Amazon does
more than $10 million in sales every 90 minutes. So we believe this is a
reasonable exemption to protect small online businesses. That's what we're
fighting for, and what big companies such as Amazon are fighting against.
I hope you agree that imposing unnecessary tax burdens on small online
businesses is a bad idea. Join us in letting your Members of Congress know
they should protect small online businesses, not potentially put them out of
business. Click here to make your voice heard. Together, I believe our
voices can make a difference. |
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