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Editorial: Online-sales tax a matter of retail fairnessThe Seattle Times
Washington, DC,
May 8, 2013
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Jobs and the Economy
The act simply requires online retailers to collect sales tax. Collection is simplified by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, which Washington and 43 other states have signed. It is not a new tax. And it is an acknowledgment that existing law — requiring online buyers to voluntarily report and pay sales tax — is absurdly out-of-date. |