http://yourvoiceinannapolis.disqus.com/enWed, 13 Jul 2011 07:49:59 -0000http://www.yourvoiceinannapolis.com/legislative-hearing-date-internet-tax/#comment-250583987<p>My understanding is that much of this issue is controlled at the Federal level - because of the Commerce Clause - and the feds don't allow states to collect sales tax from online sales unless the merchant has a physical presence in their state. I guess states are trying to figure a way around this in an effort to close huge state debts.</p><p>California recently tried that approach - and the largest online retailer, Amazon, fought back. I posted about it last week on <a href="http://Interversant.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="Interversant.com">Interversant.com</a> : <a href="http://bit.ly/mnkhxK" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://bit.ly/mnkhxK">http://bit.ly/mnkhxK</a></p>Brian MyrickWed, 13 Jul 2011 07:49:59 -0000