Last week, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) encouraged the Senate to follow the House of Representatives and pass a permanent and clean version of the Internet Tax Freedom Act.  The Internet Tax Freedom Act, which bans taxes on Internet access, is set to expire on November 1^st if Congress does not act.  Although the House passed their bill on July 15^th, the Senate in

Technology-enabled small business owner Marc Ducey of Wilbraham, Massachusetts submitted a letter to the editor of Mass Live that discussed his concern with the Internet sales tax proposal currently pending in the U.S. Congress.  Ducey, like many small businesses across the country, are frustrated that policymakers are trying to pass legislation that would impede the ability of small businesses to thrive.

On Thursday, July 24^th at 1pm, eBay Inc. and the Department of Commerce will host a free webinar to discuss on some of the technical solutions that have been created in the last few years that make exporting easier for small technology enabled businesses. 

Yesterday, the TruST Coalition sent a letter to Senate leadership expressing strong opposition to attaching the so-called Marketplace Fairness Act to the important extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act. TruST Members include the American Catalog Mailers Association, NetChoice, the Direct Marketing Association and the Electronic Retailing Association.

To read the letter, please visit the TruST website.