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Law360 – States Should Think Twice About Acting On Wayfair Windfall

Law360 – States Should Think Twice About Acting On Wayfair Windfall

“To call Wayfair a ‘windfall’ is a double insult to state taxpayers,” said Steve DelBianco, president and CEO of NetChoice, a trade group that represents e-commerce businesses and online consumers. “First, every tax dollar comes from state taxpayer pockets, so there is no windfall of new money coming into the state.”

Second, DelBianco points to a GAO estimate that said new tax revenue from remote sellers would amount to less than 1 percent of total state and local tax revenue.

“So this windfall isn’t going to refill a state’s coffers,” DelBianco said.