Usman Ahmed of the eBay Inc. Policy Counsel, speaks to conference attendees

Last week eBay seller Larry McGill and eBay Inc. Government Relations staff met with Congressman Lamar Smith and his District Director in the Congressman’s district office in San Antonio to discuss the Marketplace Fairness Act and its impact on small businesses selling over the Internet.  The Congressman was gracious enough to give Mr. McGill an opportunity to discuss the Act and the need for through and thoughtful evaluation before the Act is brought to the House floor.  Mr.

The following blog post was written by Mark Faggiano, founder of TaxJar, a company founded by small business experts to help online sellers simply the hassles of tracking and filing sales tax. Visit the TaxJar blog to learn more about Mark and his position on Internet sales tax.

On Sunday, June 30^th Ohio Governor John Kasich used his line-item veto authority to strike twenty-two provisions from the budget bill that passed through both houses of the state legislature.  Of particular interest was a provision that he vetoed that would’ve compelled retailers with an online storefront to collect the sales tax for all sales into Ohio.  In his veto message the Governor cited a need for Congressional action, the costly risk of litigations and the lack of revenue that would likely materialize from pursuing the change in state tax policy.  Thu

On Wednesday, July 3^rd eBay Inc.