In a recent Politico article, Senator Wyden (D-OR), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced that the current government spending bill did include an extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act. Expiring on December 11th, ITFA would make permanent the law that prevents state and local governments from imposing new taxes on Internet access and prohibits any multiple or discriminatory taxes on e-commerce.

Pictured are members of the eBay Inc. Government Relations team, along with San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, San Jose City Council Members, and other recognized companies.

On December 9, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and the City Council presented commendations to eBay, PayPal and other technology companies acknowledging their innovation and commitment to the community.

In a blog post last week, Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) President Tom Giovanetti called on Congress to reject attempts to attach the Senate passed Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) to the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA). Over the past several months, Senate leadership has indicated their desire to marry the two pieces of legislation in the final weeks of Congress. However, opponents of the MFA believe that combining the two bills would be ba

This week, the Sacramento Bee published an opinion piece by Brandon Arnold, executive vice president of the National Taxpayers Union (NTU), arguing that the Senate passed Marketplace Fairness Act would negatively impact consumers and small tech-enabled businesses next holiday season. “If some members of Congress get their way, you might be short $360 come next Christmas”, wrote Arnold. “The legislation would remove constitutionally enshrined limitations on commercial regulation by empowering state governments to collect taxes on interstate transactions.