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4 pages in length. The argument surrounding proposed Internet taxation has gained significant steam over the past several years; with opponents claiming such a levy would break the virtual back of an emergent online business community only just gaining a foothold and proponents stating how every year that passes creates an exponential loss of tax revenue, both sides of the hotly debated issue make some sound points in its respective defense. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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of an emergent online business community only just gaining a foothold and proponents stating how every year that passes creates an exponential loss of tax revenue, both sides of the
hotly debated issue make some sound points in its respective defense. From shoes to skateboards, airline tickets to automobiles, electronics to jewelry and food to flowers, there is virtually
nothing the consumer cannot purchase from the Internet. Such massive corporations as Wal-Mart and J.C. Penney have eagerly joined in the unlimited economic potential inherent to online retailing; even
the smallest companies are finding their consumer reach is significantly greater with the help of Internet business. Given the limitless consumer base provided by Internet retailing, it is no
surprise that governmental entities are trying to draw from this vast reservoir of cash flow. As such, the concept of online retailing has brought with it an entirely new set
of rules and/or expectations in relation to taxing across borders, bringing to light the significant amount of lost revenue each state has been forced to endure. That there are
no existing laws specifically focused upon Internet taxation leaves individual governments to diligently fight to change that. Their argument: Why should a person be exempt from paying sales tax
for an item purchased out of state? If the company is only permitted to charge sales tax in the state where it claims its permanent, physical presence, then it
becomes clear the unfathomable amounts of tax revenue that stands to slip right through governmental hands. According to Crooks (2000), "money has to touch land somewhere, and when it
hits the ground, you can tax it" (p. 7). At stake when the issue first came to light several years ago, according to opponents of taxation, was the collapse of
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