Groups express support for Internet tax bill A total of 173 state and national associations are urging federal lawmakers to take up legislation that would spell out the circumstance under which states could collect sales taxes from online purchases. At issue is whether states can collect sales taxes if the seller has no physical presence within a state's borders. In a letter to U.S. House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), groups ranging from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to the National Retail Federation say the question is particularly urgent given that the U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to hear two cases challenging a New York state law authorizing the… Read More