In the News
Online sales tax is so reasonable, Legislature argues against it
By John Ramano The Tampa Bay Times February 19, 2012 Something ridiculous is going on in the state Legislature right now. That's the first part of the story. The easy-to-understand portion of the tale. In a time of declining revenue, severe budget cuts and frightening consequences for health care and education, our lawmakers have been handed a gift. A simple, reasonable, wholly … [Read More...]
E-fairness: Level sales-tax playing field to save Main Street
By John Krotec Letter in the Bradenton Herald A sale is a sale -- it’s that simple. The free market works best when government isn’t picking winners and losers in business. But Florida’s Internet sales tax loophole provides a backdoor subsidy to Internet-only retailers at the direct expense of the state’s Main Street merchants. A Feb. 13 letter (“Florida would be wrong to … [Read More...]
Close Internet tax loophole
By KATHY KELLER, Daytona Beach Letter in the Daytona Beach News Journal February 19, 2012 I support lower taxes and less government. I also know that a level playing field is the cornerstone of a free market. So, if two bookstores were located side-by-side -- let's call them Store A and Store B -- it would be wrong to tell customers that they have to pay sales taxes at Store A but not … [Read More...]
Internet sales tax can help Florida’s economy
By Dominic Calabro (Florida TaxWatch) In the Miami Herald February 18, 2012 Florida’s elected leaders need to end the competitive disadvantage faced by Florida retailers competing against out-of-state retailers for the same product sales, potentially costing Florida thousands of jobs and millions of dollars. For more than a decade, Florida TaxWatch has asserted that the state can level … [Read More...]
Editorial: “Long overdue”
The St. Augustine Record February 18, 2012 Since the advent of e-commerce — online retailers with products to sell — a major advantage has been a national and international marketplace devoid of sales tax collections for the most part. The rule is that if an online retailer does not have a physical presence in the state, it does not collect sales tax on items sold. But escaping sales … [Read More...]
Editorial: Collect Online Sales Tax
The Lakeland Ledger February 18, 2012 Florida has a 6 percent tax on goods bought from out-of-state retailers — with no "physical presence" in the state — via the Internet or mail. Few Floridians are even aware of the tax, and even fewer pay it because the state allows its residents to make such purchases under the honor system. Most online or mail-order retailers collect this … [Read More...]
