Small Business Hits Back at eBay

09 May 2013

Click on the video above to see what we have to say about eBay's misdirection on the Marketplace Fairness Act.

Senate E-Fairness Vote Imminent

17 April 2013

imageAs you may know the US Senate will be taking up the Marketplace Fairness Act this Thursday with a cloture vote likely early next week.  The bill # will be S. 743.

We are coming off an impressive victory on the Budget Amendment vote from a few weeks back. We won this nonbinding vote 75-24 which is quite a comfortable margin by any standard.  However, we remain concerned that we could potentially loose some of our margin on the actual bill as opposed to the vote for support on the issue.

Read more: Senate E-Fairness Vote Imminent

Local Business Owners Lobby for Internet Sales Tax Collection

08 April 2013

imageLAKELAND | At one point, staying competitive meant matching low prices around town. Then it meant matching low prices customers found online.

Sandy Fortin, a Lakeland native and owner of 27 Play It Again Sports franchises, says online stores have undercut his prices in a way he can't beat — not collecting sales tax.

The state obligates online retailers with a brick-and-mortar presence in Florida to collect the tax, but online shops based elsewhere don't fall in that category. Florida residents, consequently, shop certain online retailers, like Amazon, and avoid sales taxes.

When a business doesn't collect the tax, the state requires consumers to pay the Florida Department of Revenue themselves. But few consumers actually know about the obligation and follow through.

Read more: Local Business Owners Lobby for Internet Sales Tax Collection

E-Fairness Passes Key Senate Committee

11 April 2013

imageJust minutes ago, the Florida Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax passed SB 316, which will close the Internet sales tax loophole and create a level playing field for the retailers who collect Florida sales tax.

Please take a moment to click on the link to thank sponsors Sen. Nancy Detert and Sen. Gwen Margolis, and the members of this committee for supporting fairness for Florida Main Street businesses, who are currently at a disadvantage to businesses who aren’t collecting the same sales taxes. SEND A MESSAGE

Read more: E-Fairness Passes Key Senate Committee

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Report on Pro-Growth Tax Reforms and Internet Based Sales

For many years sales subject to state sales taxes across the country, including Florida, have not been collected. Due to a 1992 Supreme Court decision, when sales occur over the Internet by a seller whose physical presence is outside of Florida, that retailer does not need to collect Florida’s state sales tax. The practical impact of this decision has been to leave billions of dollars of sales tax collections uncollected.

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