When an overseas buyer returns an item for a refund, should the seller have to pay duties? eBay thinks not, as its government relations team indicated in a blog post this week. “eBay strongly encourages the Senate to take up Read more
Taxes are complicated, and that’s just as true for state and local sales tax as it is for income tax. Online sellers are required to collect sales tax wherever they have a physical presence. Whether that’s one state or many, Read more
Amazon is frequently blamed for reducing tax revenue in states where it doesn’t collect online sales tax, but a new report points to another way the company could be hurting state and local government coffers: lost property taxes. An organization Read more
Online sellers in Europe are now required to provide a link to a new platform offering consumers Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) services. The former director of online dispute resolution for eBay and PayPal Colin Rule hailed the move as evidence Read more
Alabama is defying a 1992 Supreme Court ruling about out-of-state sales-tax collection requirements, and catalog companies are warning that similar regulations could quickly spread to other states. The regulation, which took effect on January 1st, reads in part: “…an out-of-state Read more
Concern about gun control has helped boost the sales of guns in the past. In 2008, the founder of GunBroker told us that sales had picked up around the time President Obama was elected over concern that about his agenda. Read more
eBay issued an alert to sellers in the UK warning them that power banks, aka portable battery packs, are now restricted goods similar to lithium polymer batteries per the Civil Aviation Authority. The news is significant to sellers of electronics Read more
If you sell jewelry, online or otherwise, be aware that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is making changes to its Jewelry Guides. You have until April 4, 2016, to comment on the proposed changes before they take effect. The FTC Read more
There’s long been a perception that eBay and online sellers are tax cheats, and the call to do something about the problem is gaining steam in the UK. Its version of the IRS, called HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), wants Read more
Congress introduced a new spending bill this week that could avert a government shutdown, and it could also spell relief for eBay and its sellers. eBay has been urging sellers to write to Congress opposing two bills that would require online sellers Read more
