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Should an in-state sales tax apply to online purchases of in-state buyers from out-of-state sellers?

The Marketplace Fairness Act would allow state governments to collect sales taxes from online retailers who do not have a physical location in their state and have revenues of over $1 Million per year. Online retailers would be responsible for collecting the taxes and distributing them to state and local governments. Proponents of the bill include brick and mortar retailers who argue that exempting online retailers from sales taxes penalizes traditional stores who are forced to charge customers higher prices due to cover the tax. Opponents argue that since online retailers do not use local services funded by sales taxes they should be exempt and that the federal government should not get involved in state tax issues.

36%
Yes
64%
No
31%
Yes
56%
No
5%
Yes, exempting online retailers from sales taxes is not fair to traditional stores
8%
No, the federal government does not have the authority to impose state and local taxes
1%
No, customers should pay the sales tax from the seller’s state

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 @8JCJLWV from Texas answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, some version of this is probably appropriate. As always, more thought is needed.

 @99T45NQ from California answered…1yr1Y

No, and abolish consumer-side sales taxes

 @9N6RHRB from Michigan answered…1wk1W

As online purchase not only rockets item prices in real stores, it also means that the coustomer has to pay more for the product they purchased.

 @9FJ6HKS from California answered…9mos9MO

i think there should be a law for specific online shopping

 @9FGY9NS from Indiana answered…9mos9MO

Customers should pay what they must pay and that’s it

 @9FDJCXD from Arizona answered…9mos9MO

No, and get rid of sales tax

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