eBay VP Testifies Before Congress re: Constitutionality of Proposed Sales Tax Law

November 29, 2011

Tod Cohen, eBay Inc. Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, testified this morning before the United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary. In his remarks, Cohen stressed the importance of this issue for small and medium-sized retailers across the U.S. and outlined Constitutional limitations on U.S. states\' authority to collect sales taxes in e-commerce. Read Cohen’s congressional testimony. Referenced in today’s hearing was also a position paper by Paul Clement, partner at Bancroft PLLC and former Solicitor General of the United States. Clement’s position paper on the “Streamlined Sales Tax” legislation cites numerous constitutional concerns surrounding the proposed bills. Read Clement’s position paper.