Former VA Governor and U.S. Senator Speaks Out Against Internet Sales Tax Legislation

George Allen, former Governor of Virginia and U.S. Senator, recently published an op-ed in the Washington Times on why the so-called Marketplace Fairness Act disadvantages small Internet-enabled businesses and benefits their larger competitors.
eBay-enabled Small Business Voices Concern with Internet Sales Tax Proposal

Tony Kornrumpf, owner of Hoops Enterprise LLC, recently submitted a letter to the Chattanoogan expressing why he thought that the so-called Marketplace Fairness Act would kill jobs and stifle small business growth and development.  Read Tony’s letter to the editor and to learn more about his concerns with the Marketplace Fairness Act.
Small Business Owner Expresses Concerns with Internet Sales Tax Bill

Josh Olivo, co-founder of ShopRuche.com, recently spoke out in an interview about the Internet sales tax legislation currently pending in Congress.  Listen to his interview.
Western State Democrats Visit eBay Inc. Headquarters

Legislators from Washington, Oregon and Colorado joined members of the eBay Inc. team for a tour of eBay Inc.’s Commerce Innovation Showcase this week. Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek,  Colorado House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, Washington State Senator Christine Rolfes and Washington State Representative Sam Hunt visited eBay Inc.’s Headquarters in San Jose, CA to learn more about eBay Inc.’s brands, including PayPal, StubHub, eBay Enterprise and the eBay.com site.
eBay Inc. and Internet Enabled Trade for Everyone at Conference in Bogota, Colombia

On June 19th, eBay participated in a conference focused on the impact of technology on trade organized by two major newspapers in Colombia: Portafolio and El Tiempo.  The conference brought together technology and policy experts from all around Colombia in an effort to discuss the status of the electronic commerce marketplace in Colombia, and more importantly where the marketplace is going in the future. 
eBay Opens Dialogue with Donor Community

On 3 July, eBay participated in the Annual Meeting of the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development. The DCED is a forum for donor and UN agencies to promote economic opportunity and self-reliance through Private Sector Development in developing countries.
eBay Seller and Government Relations Staff Meet With Congressman Lamar Smith

Last week eBay seller Larry McGill and eBay Inc. Government Relations staff met with Congressman Lamar Smith and his District Director in the Congressman’s district office in San Antonio to discuss the Marketplace Fairness Act and its impact on small businesses selling over the Internet.
eBay and PayPal Sponsor Federal Parliament Midwinter Charity Ball

On Wednesday 19 June 2013, in a rare sign of unity, members of Parliament from all political sides frocked up alongside journalists and leaders of business to raise money for charity and celebrate the year that was
TaxJar: Software Is Not The Way To Solve The Internet Sales Tax

The following blog post was written by Mark Faggiano, founder of TaxJar, a company founded by small business experts to help online sellers simply the hassles of tracking and filing sales tax.
Ohio Governor Vetos Internet Sales Tax Provision in State Budget Bill

On Sunday, June 30th Ohio Governor John Kasich used his line-item veto authority to strike twenty-two provisions from the budget bill that passed through both houses of the state legislature.