[1st-mile-nm] Fwd: GigaLaw.com Daily News, April 16, 2009

[Marianne Granoff]

 From another list. FYI.


>U.S. Bill Would End Tax-Free Shopping on Internet
>      If a little-known but influential alliance of state 
> politicians, large retailers, and tax collectors have their way, 
> the days of tax-free Internet shopping may be nearly over. A bill 
> expected to be introduced in the U.S. Congress would rewrite the 
> ground rules for mail order and Internet sales by eliminating what 
> its supporters view as a "loophole" that, in many cases, allows 
> Americans to shop over the Internet without paying sales taxes.
>      Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10220649-38.html