Last week, a group of eBay entrepreneurs traveled to Salt Lake City to meet with their state legislators to discuss the importance of protecting Utah small businesses from onerous Internet sales tax mandates.  Over the years, Utah legislators have introduced Internet sales tax proposals that would affect small Internet retailers and entrepreneurs.

As we begin a new year, the fight against the Marketplace Fairness Act wages on.  Proponents of the bill continue to laud the Marketplace Fairness Act as a necessary bill to “level the playing field.”  However, thousands of web-enabled small businesses across the nation know that this legislation would actually impose unfair costs and burdens on their business and employees, making for a very uncertain future.