A new bill that is favored by Overstock.com would prevent states from requiring out-of-state sellers to collect sales tax for transactions involving their states’ shoppers. Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner introduced the No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017 in the House Read more
eBay is asking for sellers’ help to ward off legislation that, if passed, would require all sellers from every state to collect online sales tax for transactions involving buyers in Washington state – no matter how small the online seller. Read more
eBay sellers met with lawmakers and White House officials this month to lay out their concerns about public policy impacting small businesses. It was the marketplace’s twelfth annual United States of eBay event, and company executives also advocated on behalf Read more
eBay said Internet Service Providers could steer traffic to preferred websites if the federal government reverses its policies around net neutrality. It warned that small businesses would be among those hardest hit by such a change. eBay issued the following Read more
Are you paying celebrities to endorse your brand? Or are you giving away products in exchange for mentions on social networking sites? The government wants to make sure influencers disclose their relationships when they endorse products online. Read more in Read more
Etsy published a post announcing a Q&A session with the Etsy Legal Team scheduled for Thursday, April 20th: On Thursday, my fellow Admin from the Etsy Legal Team will be hanging out here in this thread to answer some of Read more
eBay published the following post to the company’s Announcement Board on Wednesday: This month, New York state legislators will consider a budget proposal requiring Internet marketplaces to collect and remit sales tax for any transaction that involves a New York Read more
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) issued the following statement from RILA Chairman and AutoZone Chairman, President and CEO Bill Rhodes regarding a meeting between retailers and President Donald Trump. “Today, we had a positive and productive conversation with President Read more
Etsy moderator Alexandra published the following post on the Etsy discussion board: We know that filing your taxes can certainly be complicated when you run your own business! So, this Thursday, January 12th, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST, we’ll Read more
In a new post titled “VAT compliance for overseas sellers,” eBay UK vowed to suspend those the government’s tax agency reports as evading VAT tax: Earlier this year, the UK government announced new measures to tackle the non-payment of VAT Read more
