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Bloomberg BNA – State of Wayfair: State, Trade Group Officials Have a Chat

Bloomberg BNA – State of Wayfair: State, Trade Group Officials Have a Chat

A federal bill imposing standards of uniformity and simplicity on the states is needed to ensure that remote sellers can cope with their new collection obligations and that the states don’t ignore the limits on state authority set up by the court, said Steve DelBianco, president and CEO of NetChoice, an e-commerce lobbying group.

The discussion took place Oct. 4 in St. Louis at an informal gathering of tax stakeholders organized by the National Conference of State Legislatures. Also at the meeting were officials from the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board Inc. (SSTGB), the Multistate Tax Commission, the National Governor’s Association, and the Federal Tax Administrators.

NetChoice has proposed 20 tax simplifications, a ban on retroactive taxes, a delay before collection obligations can be imposed, a small-business exemption, and incentives to get states to join the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA).