Completing the digital single market to support Europe’s increasingly connected economy will be a top priority for the new Juncker-led Commission. While Commission officials embark upon formulating new policies aimed at invigorating the digital economy, increased attention should be paid to the very practical obstacles blocking a healthy online economy and harming small businesses and…
In July, we warned against the short-sighted folly of conflating the issues of the Internet access tax moratorium and online sales tax collection, characterizing the then newly introduced Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act (S. 2609) as an exercise in legislative hostage taking. Unfortunately last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) expressed (in both…
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act by voice vote. CCIA has supported making permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxes and on multiple or discriminatory taxation of e-commerce, as it would enable the continued growth of the Internet economy. The House has now done its part to address…
As the European Union is changing its leadership, CCIA takes the opportunity to provide our thoughts on a forward-looking European trade strategy. Over the past two decades, the Internet has been a crucial element in the empowerment of small businesses and consumers. By democratising access to markets, it helps businesses connect with buyers and drives…
Washington – Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, by an overwhelmingly bipartisan 30-4 vote. The bill would make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxes and on multiple or discriminatory taxation of e-commerce. Action on the bill faces a deadline of November 1, the date on which…
On March 12, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Exploring Alternative Solutions on the Internet Sales Tax Issue.” CCIA had welcomed the announcement of this hearing as a first step in a much-needed, detailed discussion that would help clear up the misleading use of such rhetoric as “fairness” and “leveling the playing field.”…
Washington — The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on “Exploring Alternative Solutions on the Internet Sales Tax Issue.” The Computer & Communications Industry Association will be following this hearing with great interest, in the hopes that it will begin the substantive and in-depth discussion on Internet sales tax collection that unfortunately was…
In a watershed rhetorical moment this week, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman not only acknowledged the importance of several digital trade issues but he highlighted them as key elements of the U.S. trade negotiating position going forward. His remarks – delivered in a speech at the Center for American Progress – focused on two key…
Brussels – CCIA joined Choice in eCommerce today to hand over a petition signed by more than 14,000 online sellers to Vice-President of the European Commission Olli Rehn. The petition calls on manufacturers and brand owners to refrain from imposing sales. For more, see our joint news release here.
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