Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) introduced a new bill on Wednesday morning that tries again on one of their key issues: collecting sales taxes from previously exempt online merchants, namely the largest of the bunch, Amazon and eBay.“For over a decade, Congress has been debating how to best allow states to collect sales taxes from online retailers in a way that puts Main Street businesses on a level playing field with online retailers,” Senator Alexander said in a statement. “This bill empowers states to make the decision themselves. If they choose to collect already existing sales taxes on all purchases, regardless of whether the sale was online or in store, they can. If they want to keep things the way they are, it’s a state’s choice.”
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