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GOVERNANCE & GOING GLOBAL
ToC

  • Analyst Predicts Extension of E-Commerce Tax Ban
  • Congress Asked Not to Ban Net Taxes
  • EU Sticks to On-Line Sales Tax Plan
  • If Taxed, Most Web Shoppers Won't Buy
  • Net Tax Commission Dissension May be Growing
  • Senate Stalls Over E-Signatures
  • Conflicted Opinions on Internet Tax
  • McCain Proposes Another Net Tax Ban
  • Australia's Second Report on Tax and the Internet
  • Clinton: Protect On-line Privacy or Feds Will
  • States Plan To Tax On-line Sales
  • Net Tax Myth: Tech Is A Barrier
  • Are Net Taxes Inevitable
  • Representation Without Taxation
  • Bill targets Internet Wine Sales
  • E-Legal Tangles
  • Leavitt Leads Net Tax Charge
  • Another Amazon Patent Furor
  • Amazon Calls for Patent Fix
  • Move over Amazon.com
  • Yes Virginia There's an E-Biz Law
  • Panel Negotiates Net Tax 'Nexus'
  • Click Here ... and Lose Your Rights
  • Gore Blasted for Net-tax Stance
  • Feds: Get More Secure or Else
  • U.S., EU Hammer out Net Privacy Plan
  • Regional Asian e-Retailers Risk Being Outrun By Multinationals
  • Regulation of B2B Market Sparks Debate
  • Tax Moratorium May Affect Some Non-Net Purchases
  • Government Examines E-Commerce
  • Euro Web Car Sales Drive Mini-Revolution
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Analyst Predicts Extension of E-Commerce Tax Ban
A congressional commission isn't likely to recommend changing the current moratorium on taxing e-commerce companies, but there will be some form of taxation in the future, said Henry Blodget, the bullish Merrill Lynch Internet analyst.


Congress Asked Not to Ban Net Taxes
Governors worried about damage that tax-free Internet commerce could do to their state budgets today demanded that Congress refrain from permanently outlawing state sales taxes on electronic purchases.


EU Sticks to On-Line Sales Tax Plan


If Taxed, Most Web Shoppers Won't Buy
Nearly two-thirds of people who shop on the Internet say that they would make fewer purchases from on-line merchants if they had to pay a sales tax, according to a survey conducted as part of a partnership between BizRate.com and the Association for Interactive Media.


Net Tax Commission Dissension May be Growing
A federal panel charged to advise Congress on Internet taxation may pass the buck back to Washington.


Senate Stalls Over E-Signatures
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., turned up the heat on Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and other Senate Democrats Tuesday, making an abortive effort to appoint senators to the conference committee that will try to resolve key differences between House and Senate electronic signatures legislation.


Conflicted Opinions on Internet Tax
Less than two weeks before a congressionally- appointed commission is set to announce its recommendations for taxation on the Internet, Deputy Treasury Secretary Stuart Eizenstat said that, regardless of the outcome, states must find a way to simplify their tax codes.


McCain Proposes Another Net Tax Ban
As the war over Internet taxes waged on in Dallas, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., today proposed legislation aimed at extending the current ban on e-commerce taxation.


Australia's Second Report on Tax and the Internet
As a country that is isolated geographically, Australia has seized on the Internet as a way of bridging the physical gap between itself and the other developed countries of the world. In its second report on Internet taxation, the Australian Tax Office gives us a comprehensive look at the challenges of the future, and some of the ways the ATO plans to meet them.


Clinton: Protect On-line Privacy or Feds Will
Speaking at a forum held by the Aspen Institute in San Jose, California, U.S. President Bill Clinton sternly warned high-tech industry leaders Friday that they must quickly adopt minimum privacy standards or have the government do it for them.


States Plan To Tax On-line Sales
A plan to use technology to harvest and distribute sales taxes for states when goods are bought on-line is gaining momentum, and as many as eight states are ready to back the initiative, according to various industry and government sources.


Net Tax Myth: Tech Is A Barrier
On-line merchants can't realistically be expected to calculate and collect sales taxes for 7,600 different tax jurisdictions, each with hundreds of arcane classifications for how goods are taxed, the argument goes. But many already do, with relative ease.


Are Net Taxes Inevitable?
With a deadline for reporting to Congress looming, the Internet Tax Commission will meet in Dallas to mull e-commerce taxes.


Representation Without Taxation
Lack of Net taxation hurts local communities.


Bill Targets Internet Wine Sales
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday approved a bill enabling states to block direct shipments of wine and beer to consumers, a measure backed by wholesalers who are losing business because of wine sales over the Internet.


bWhen setting up an e-business, legal landmines abound. Here's some advice on how to avoid them.


Leavitt Leads Net Tax Charge
It won't be the government pushing Net taxation, says Utah's governor, a Net tax proponent. It'll be offline retailers -- realizing how much business they stand to lose.


Another Amazon Patent Furor
A popular book publisher has gathered more than 1,000 signatures protesting the giant e-tailer's "unjustified" patents to seize competitive control.


Amazon Calls for Patent Fix
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos says he's keeping his controversial Web patents. But for good measure, he promises to try to reform the system that makes software patents too easy to get. Like Amazon's, for example?


bFebruary may be the shortest month of the year, but for CDnow it is a memorable one. The on-line retailer displaced Amazon.com as the top destination on the Web.


Yes Virginia There's an E-Biz Law
A newly signed bill to regulate electronic commerce and "shrink wrap" software licenses has met with vocal opposition from computer scientists, librarians, and consumer activists.


Panel Negotiates Net Tax 'Nexus'
Six members of a congressional advisory panel met privately Monday evening on the second floor of the ritzy Fairmont Hotel here, and the outcome will influence whether American consumers have to pay more for mail-order and Internet purchases.


Click here ... and lose your rights
Are state legislatures about to sign away consumer and jurisdiction rights all for the promise of an e-commerce windfall?


Gore Blasted for Net-tax Stance
Virginia Gov. James Gilmore, a staunch foe of e-commerce taxation, calls Clinton administration 'pro-tax,' warns of stalemate on panel formed to hash out a resolution on the contentious issue.


Feds: Get More Secure or Else
U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner and FBI warn tech CEOs to address security and privacy concerns or lose the opportunity to self-regulate.


U.S., EU Hammer out Net Privacy Plan
A senior U.S. official said on Wednesday that the privacy of personal data was as well-protected by the type of self-regulation favored in the United States as by the legislative approach preferred in Europe.


Regional Asian e-Retailers Risk Being Outrun By Multinationals
With the on-line retail market in Asia-Pacific growing faster than in the United States, the region is set for a transformation of consumer markets.


Regulation of B2B Market Sparks Debate
The rapid growth of the business-to-business market has raised concerns about the potential need for government regulation, an issue that could lead to bitter disputes over control of the multibillion-dollar industry.


Tax Moratorium May Affect Some Non-Net Purchases
A possible compromise on extending the Internet tax moratorium for five years on "digitized" goods like CDs and books could result in those types of purchases becoming tax-free in the "real world," which might cause significant state and local revenue losses, said a member of the Internet Tax Fairness Coalition today.


Government Examines E-Commerce
Still against Net taxes, Commerce Department marvels at on-line sales.


Euro Web Car Sales Drive Mini-Revolution
As the world's top automakers roll out ambitious Internet procurement plans to save billions of dollars, a smaller Web-based popular revolution is gathering speed in Europe's car industry.


 


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