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FIGHT THE ONLINE AUCTION SITE SALES TAX NOW !
CaptainCrossman
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http://www.ebayinternetsalestax.com/ist/step1_b.asp
ok fellas, our combined efforts across the country, via emails, phone calls, letters to Congress, has forced the Senate to "shelve" the assault weapon-magazine-universal background/registration bill, for lack of votes.
Now the powers that be have shifted gears and are going straight for your wallet, if you buy/sell on GunBroker, Ebay, {elsewhere}, {elsewhere}, Etsy, Bonanza, etc.
http://www.ebayinternetsalestax.com/ist/step1_b.asp
They are trying to pass a law, that if you sell your old gun, gun parts, ammo, or any other gun related items, you would have to COLLECT SALES TAX all year long on these items, then SEND IN THE PAYMENT to your local and state governments- i.e. an INTERNET SALES TAX.
Imagine adding 5% to 10% or more to all your auction items sold, and sending it in, like a regular brick/mortar full time business does. Or imagine all your GunBroker buys costing 10% more because it WILL be passed down to the buyers- or many items now listed for low prices will simply not be available anymore- as private owners just won't both listing them because of this.
THIS IS IMPORTANT- DON'T SIT ON YOUR * AND DO NOTHING- if you like chasing penny start auctions to a high bid price, or selling that way, how would you like to add 10% to it, and send the check into Big Brother every year ? Sell a rare Mauser for $1000 ? Now you owe them $100. See ?
GO TO THIS LINK, FILL IN THE INFO, and it will automatically bulk email your concerns to your Congressmen. If you think it "won't matter", you are mistaken- that's how we just beat this Senate gun bill.
Now we have to do it again, because OBAMA and his cronies are pulling out all the stops and attacking us at every level, during his final term.
http://www.ebayinternetsalestax.com/ist/step1_b.asp
ok fellas, our combined efforts across the country, via emails, phone calls, letters to Congress, has forced the Senate to "shelve" the assault weapon-magazine-universal background/registration bill, for lack of votes.
Now the powers that be have shifted gears and are going straight for your wallet, if you buy/sell on GunBroker, Ebay, {elsewhere}, {elsewhere}, Etsy, Bonanza, etc.
http://www.ebayinternetsalestax.com/ist/step1_b.asp
They are trying to pass a law, that if you sell your old gun, gun parts, ammo, or any other gun related items, you would have to COLLECT SALES TAX all year long on these items, then SEND IN THE PAYMENT to your local and state governments- i.e. an INTERNET SALES TAX.
Imagine adding 5% to 10% or more to all your auction items sold, and sending it in, like a regular brick/mortar full time business does. Or imagine all your GunBroker buys costing 10% more because it WILL be passed down to the buyers- or many items now listed for low prices will simply not be available anymore- as private owners just won't both listing them because of this.
THIS IS IMPORTANT- DON'T SIT ON YOUR * AND DO NOTHING- if you like chasing penny start auctions to a high bid price, or selling that way, how would you like to add 10% to it, and send the check into Big Brother every year ? Sell a rare Mauser for $1000 ? Now you owe them $100. See ?
GO TO THIS LINK, FILL IN THE INFO, and it will automatically bulk email your concerns to your Congressmen. If you think it "won't matter", you are mistaken- that's how we just beat this Senate gun bill.
Now we have to do it again, because OBAMA and his cronies are pulling out all the stops and attacking us at every level, during his final term.
http://www.ebayinternetsalestax.com/ist/step1_b.asp
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Tell your Members of Congress How New Internet Taxes Will Impact You
Send a letter to congress
On March 22, the U.S. Congress supported legislation that could fast-track future passage of an Internet sales tax bill. Unfortunately, the debate did not highlight the impact of this proposal on consumers like you who shop with small businesses online to get great choices and value.
An Internet Sales Tax bill could greatly reduce selection and competitive prices by putting new tax burdens on small businesses. The bills proposed require very small businesses that use the Internet to collect sales taxes from out-of-state customers, increasing their cost of doing business and reducing their ability to compete with giant retail chains.
Very small businesses, often with only a handful of employees, could actually be threatened and sued by out-of-state tax collectors, even from states thousands of miles away. All of these new costs may not only harm small businesses that use the Internet, but could also harm shoppers like you by reducing competition and choice.
Now is the time to speak up if you think new sales tax burdens on the Internet are a bad idea. Join eBay Inc. and your fellow Internet shoppers in this effort and contact your Members of Congress to let them know how this legislation will affect you.
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http://www.ebayinternetsalestax.com/ist/step1_b.asp
Original Message
From: eBay Government Relations
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 6:23 AM
Subject: Tell Congress "No!" to new sales taxes and burdens for small online businesses.
Dear online sellers/buyers,
Congress is considering online sales tax legislation that is wrongheaded and unfair, and I am writing to ask for your help in telling Congress "No!" to new sales taxes and burdens for small businesses.
Whether you're a consumer who loves the incredible selection and value that small businesses provide online, or a small-business seller who relies on the Internet for your livelihood, this legislation potentially affects you. For consumers, it means more money out of your pocket when you shop online from your favorite seller or small business shop owner. For small business sellers, it means you would be required to collect sales taxes nationwide from the more than 9,600 tax jurisdictions across the U.S. You also would face the prospect of being audited by out-of-state tax collectors. That's just wrong, and an unnecessary burden on you.
Big national retailers are aggressively lobbying Congress to pass online sales tax legislation to "level the playing field" with Amazon. And, as they compete with big retail, Amazon is advocating for this legislation too, while at the same time they are seeking local tax exemptions across the country to build warehouses. This is a "big retail battle" in which small businesses and consumers have a lot to lose. But eBay is fighting, as we have for more than 15 years, to protect small online businesses and sellers and ensure healthy competition, value, and selection that benefit consumers online.
The solution is simple: if Congress passes online sales tax legislation, we believe small businesses with less than 50 employees or less than $10 million in annual out-of-state sales should be exempt from the burden of collecting sales taxes nationwide. To put that in perspective, Amazon does more than $10 million in sales every 90 minutes. So we believe this is a reasonable exemption to protect small online businesses. That's what we're fighting for, and what big companies such as Amazon are fighting against.
I hope you agree that imposing unnecessary tax burdens on small online businesses is a bad idea. Join us in letting your Members of Congress know they should protect small online businesses, not potentially put them out of business. Click here to make your voice heard. Together, I believe our voices can make a difference.
Sincerely,
John Donahoe
President and CEO
eBay Inc.
There's been a lot of talk about limiting the online sales tax to very large retailers. The ebay and Walmart types. None of the small sellers would have to collect it or pay it. If that's how it plays out it will not kill off the dealers selling online.
If the tax hits the little guy it'll put many small sellers out of the business. Small companies under $1 million to $10 million a year will get whacked by the tax. They will lose what little net price advantage they had.
This ship has sailed. [V]
Yep!
This ship has sailed. [V]
Sadly, I gotta agree..[V]
This has been an issue ever since Al Gore created the internet.[:D]
Governors, R and D have been lobbying the Feds. for many years for
the authority to collect sales tax from online sales.
The bills main sponsor is Sen. Mike Enzi R. Wyoming.