Some lawmakers want to pair the Internet Tax Freedom Act with a measure that would tax sales by online retailers.
The e-commerce giant says two proposed bills would "unfairly impose burdensome compliance requirements" on online vendors.
Physical presence is still the best rule for allowing states to require tax collection by retailers, according to Rick Smith, president of Chef’s Resources.
Four participants in the debate contend on whether states should get new taxing power.
The new sales tax bill would trim 10,000 taxing authorities down to 46.
E-tailers could lose a stock market edge over brick-and-mortar companies, researchers find.
A U.S. Supreme Court Justice's opinion and a new Senate bill favor giving the states power to compel internet retailers to collect sales taxes.
The Affordable Care Act's medical-device tax and a proposed Internet sales tax could rile CFOs in 2014.
While a new internet sales tax likely to pass the Senate next week should help traditional retailers compete with online giants, for some small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) it could cause operational headaches.
