The Marketplace Fairness Act: Is it Really Fair?

There has been a lot of talk about the Marketplace Fairness Act lately. For those of you that don’t know, it is a bill that has already been passed by the Senate and is now in the House of Representatives. The Marketplace Fairness Act gives states the authority to require online retailers (“remote sellers”), no matter where their business is located, to collect sales tax at the time of a transaction – exactly like local retailers are already required to do. more...