Internet sales tax fight heats up A bill allowing states to collect sales taxes from Internet purchases is gaining ground in the Senate, resulting in both opponents and supporters of the legislation stepping up their efforts to see it either passed or defeated. On Monday, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association announced it opposition to the Marketplace Fairness Act, saying the bill would hurt trade in services. Today, the National Retail Federation is promoting a press conference by four Senators from both parties who are in favor of the legislation. NRF has made passage of the bill one of its top legislative priorities for 2013. So has the Retail… Read More