The Marketplace Fairness Act would level the playing field and fairly apply sales tax laws across every type of retailer.
Erik Paulsen
The Public Record
The legislation also includes an important exemption for businesses that do not exceed $500,000 in remote sales.
S. 1832 provides an opportunity for Federal leaders to enact an equitable solution that allows for a predictable, simple, and streamlined approach for Iowa and other states to consistently enforce sales tax laws.
This debate is not about imposing new taxes. It is not. Instead, it's just allowing states to collect taxes they are currently owed under existing law but are being systematically avoided.
If Congress does nothing, we'll end up with states forced to raise income or property taxes to offset the growing losses of sales tax revenue.
In my opinion, this revenue could be used to help, for example, in those couple of years before Medicaid expansion--of Governors who go that direction--kicks in.
I believe passage of S. 1832 will level the playing field for Iowa businesses and lessens the tax compliance burden for all citizens.
This type of a filing system could lead to a very burdensome reporting component, similar to what we saw in the 1099 debate.
I think one way we can help protect, certainly seniors, is to remove that Social Security number from that Medicare ID card.
it is really no wonder when you come up with these types of provisions why the President's new health care law still remains so unpopular.
we have actually made this new health care law more and more expensive ironically.





