Yesterday, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) voiced her opposition to the latest round of Internet sales tax bills being introduced in Congress.  As a Senator that understands the importance of keeping the Internet open to small business retailers all across the country, she vowed to fight against this bill, which allows state tax collectors to impose new burdens on small Internet-enabled retailers.   Furthermore, Senator Ayotte is working with Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) on a resolution that would call on Congress to protect small online retailers from harmful legislation, like the b

Yesterday, Members of Congress in both the House and Senate, with the backing of mega-billion dollar retailers and state tax officials, introduced Internet sales tax legislation that would allow state tax enforcement agents from one state to impose their sales tax laws on small businesses located in another state.  eBay opposes this misguided tax scheme and released a statement today opposing these bills.