What are your opinions on internet tax?

What is internet tax? You getting tax on internet?

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taxing Internet access and from imposing discriminatory Internet-only taxes such as bit taxes, bandwidth taxes, and email taxes.

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The Internet is a vital part of our life. It is very difficult to live today without it. We use it for hundreds of things. Most of us pay our ISP to connect to the Internet. It seems strange that the government wants to collect a tax too. Many people say the Internet today is a basic service we all need, like water, electricity and gas. We don’t pay a tax for those services, so an Internet tax is strange. It’s true that we need faster connection speeds, but the ISPs should do that. They should use the money we pay them every month.

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You're asking for a lot of information...and from your questions I can tell you don't really understand the issue...

Under existing law, many online retailers are already required to collect sales tax if they have a physical presence in the state the goods are being shipped to. For example, if Target has stores in your state and you order something from Target.com...you will be charged a sales tax.

Further, most states require residents that purchase goods from out of state to pay "use tax" when the item is brought into their state of residence. Most individual do not "self-assess" this tax. Some states, Virginia for example, include a line on their state income tax form for amounts payable for Use tax.


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State and local governments resumed a push to lobby Congress for far-reaching changes on two different fronts: gaining the ability to impose sales taxes on Net shopping, and being able to levy new monthly taxes on DSL and other connections. One senator is even predicting taxes on e-mail.
At the moment, states and municipalities are frequently barred by federal law from collecting both access and sales taxes. But they’re hoping that their new lobbying effort, coordinated by groups including the National Governors Association, will pay off by permitting them to collect billions of dollars in new revenue by next year.
“But with Democrats now in control of both chambers of Congress, the political dynamic appears to have shifted in favor of the pro-tax advocates and their allies on Capitol Hill. The NetChoice coalition, which counts as members eBay, Yahoo and the Electronic Retailing Association and opposes the sales tax plan, fears that the partisan shift will spell trouble.”
cwstuff: just because the article attributes it to a republican doesn’t mean it would have EVER passed in a republican controlled congress.

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Hello Friends,
When you go to the mall to shop for some new clothes or pick out a new book to read at the bookstore, you probably glance at the price tag before making any purchases. Although you might have a general idea of what the price will be, it's always good to check before rushing off to the cash register. You also might perform some quick, approximate calculations in your head: Although the price tag says the retail for your book is $14.99, the final transaction before you leave the store will typically include a sales tax. If the state tax on goods is 7 percent, for example you're actually paying about $16.04 for that book instead of $14.99.
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If it was an Internet purchase I wouldn’t claim it. States are still fighting to collect sales and use tax on Internet purchases made out of state. One of the main problems is that the accounting for the sellers would be out of hand, each Internet retailer would have to have state sales tax rates and would be required to collect the tax and remit it to the appropriate state. The state does not tell you when you didn’t pay, they only tell you during an audit. In reality (to the letter of the law) if you purchase something at a yard sale, you are required to pay sales tax when you file, but who would claim it?

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Significance
# Two main debates arise from the issue of Internet tax: whether states should be able to tax Internet usage as they do cable or cellular telephones, and if merchants should be required to collect state sales tax from online sales.
Internet Tax Freedom Act
# In 1998, the Internet Tax Freedom Act was signed by the U.S. Congress in response to the possibility of states taxing Internet usage. George W. Bush re-signed the Internet Tax Freedom Act in 2007, extending it until 2014.
Effects of the Internet Tax Freedom Act
# The Internet Tax Freedom Act prevents states from issuing any type of tax upon Internet usage for consumers or businesses.
Quill vs. North Dakota
# In 1992, the United States Supreme Court ruled that merchants are only responsible for assessing sales tax in states where they have a physical presence and that any changes to this must be put into effect by Congress. Though not a law, this judiciary ruling affects whether laws can be passed.

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