Internet sales tax bill passes Senate, awaits House approval
The Marketplace Fairness Act — which will force online merchants to collect tax on behalf of other states — passed the Senate on Monday. Read more at GigaOM »
No, an internet tax won’t save journalism — or newspapers
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An editor at the Guardian argues that newspapers should be funded by a tax on internet service providers, because public journalism needs to be supported. But there are a host of flaws with the idea, including the fact that large newspapers are not synonymous with journalism. Read more at GigaOM »
Senator cries tax tyranny as Amazon law moves forward
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Retailers have long complained it’s unfair that online retailers don’t have to collect the same sales tax. Now that a proposed law is about to change that, politicians are warning it will hurt the internet economy. Read more at GigaOM »
Europe sues to continue taxing digital content higher than physical
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When is a book not a book? When it comes to European tax law. The continent is acting against two countries that reduced e-book tax to physical rates, in a sorry and technocratic action. Read more »
Is Twitter Trying To Catch A Tax Leprechaun?
Twitter’s decision to open an office in Dublin has prompted an Irish government agency to crow about “Ireland’s dynamic digital media cluste… Read more »
