U.S. Congress - Letters to Congress: H.R.2701 Main Street Fairness Act
H.R.2701 - Main Street Fairness Act
To promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes.
The following letters were written by OpenCongress.org users and sent to their elected representatives. You can start a letter of your own by clicking the links to right.
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H.R.2701 Main Street Fairness Act
Boris49
August 03, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of Indiana. I support H.R.2701 - Main Street Fairness Act. As a small business retailer in Greenwood, I'm trying to keep my doors open in this difficult economy. Presently, my main competition is from on-line retailers who take advantage of a 7% (sales tax) structural loophole provided to internet users who do not declare their purchases on their state tax returns.
I'm more than willing to compete on value and service, but... -
H.R.2701 Main Street Fairness Act
ponnen
August 02, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 8th Congressional district of Washington. I support H.R.2701 - Main Street Fairness Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
This is not a new tax, but an existing tax that cannot currently be captured. However, technology is available to make this easy -- calculating sales tax is no more difficult than calculating shipping costs. I am a co-founder of TaxCloud (h...
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