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The American Booksellers Association is calling on member bookstores in North Carolina to urge their legislators to support Internet sales tax legislation currently under consideration in the state Assembly.
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This week, California Internet Sales Tax legislation (A.B. 178) -- which would require out-of-state companies that have affiliates in California to collect and remit sales tax on sales made over the Internet to in-state customers -- was held over for future consideration.
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Booksellers urged to write Governor Pawlenty
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Earlier this month, the owners of Vertigo Books in College Park, Maryland, announced on the store blog that the indie bookstore would be closing. Many people read Vertigo's "Goodbye" post, including Washington Post columnist Marc Fisher, whose piece about the closure considered the event from the perspective of a reader, book buyer, and community resident -- and included an online readers' poll about customers and indie bookstores.
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Booksellers in Minnesota urged to write legislators now
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On Monday, April 20, Sue Zumberge of Common Good Books in St. Paul, Minnesota, is scheduled to testify in support of Internet Sales Tax legislation at a Minnesota State Senate Taxes Committee hearing.
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This week, four booksellers in Maryland strongly encouraged other ABA members in their state to join the fight for e-fairness. Last week, Maryland State Sen. Richard Madaleno (D-District 18) introduced S.B.
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Legislators in Maryland are the most recent lawmakers to introduce e-fairness legislation. The state joins California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Minnesota, and Tennessee in considering legislation that would require out-of-state companies that have affiliates in their states to collect and remit tax on sales made to in-state residents over the Internet.
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In early February, California Assembly Member Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) introduced Assembly Bill 178, legislation that would clarify the state's existing sales tax law.
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Legislators in Tennessee recently introduced e-fairness legislation modeled on New York State's Internet Sales Tax provision. Tennessee joins California, Connecticut, Hawaii, and Minnesota in introducing legislation that would require out-of-state companies that have affiliates in their states to collect and remit tax on sales made to in-state residents over the Internet.
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New York State's Internet Sales Tax provision, which went into effect on June 1, 2008, has recouped $46 million in sales tax revenue from the 30-plus vendors that registered to collect and remit sales tax, according to a spokesperson for the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. The state expects to collect about $68 million for the fiscal year 2009 - 2010, which begins April 1.
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The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.
Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.
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