CCIA Welcomes Lungren-Lofgren Resolution Against Internet Tax Collection
2/16/2011
The
Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) applauds Rep. Dan
Lungren (R-CA) and lead Democratic co-sponsor Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) for
introducing the "Supporting the Preservation of Internet Entrepreneurs and
Small Businesses" resolution(H.Res. 95), a bipartisan resolution opposing any
Congressional legislation granting state governments authority to impose new
burdensome or unfair tax collecting requirements on small online businesses and
entrepreneurs.
By
their leadership in introducing
this Resolution, Rep. Lungren and Rep. Lofgren are demonstrating that
they understand that small businesses are the engine of our economy and how
important the continuing development of e-commerce is to it. It is also important to note that the
resolution’s lead sponsors have had broad experience that includes service in
state and local government as well as their service in Congress, and thus
appreciate the full range of issues related to this type of proposal.
The
following statement can be attributed to CCIA President & CEO Ed Black:
"CCIA
has long opposed taxes on e-commerce as burdening on-line vendors with the task
of sorting through the policies of thousands of taxing authorities around the
country, and serving as revenue collection agencies for each of them. As innovation and entrepreneurship have
always been the drivers of our economic growth, it is counterproductive to add
to the administrative burdens of small businesses at the very moment we need
them growing and leading our economic recovery."
"E-commerce
has enabled businesses to broaden their scope beyond traditional geographical
limitations. Allowing states to
impose geographically-based taxation collection requirements on e-commerce
businesses would re-impose the very limitations that innovation has enabled
them to overcome. It is heartening
to know that there are those willing to stand up in support of innovation and
entrepreneurship against retrogressive measures that would draft online vendors
into service as remote sales tax collectors."
