REUTERS: Legislation allowing states to impose sales taxes on online retailers easily passed the Senate but appears to face greater opposition among House Republicans.
REUTERS: Legislation allowing states to impose sales taxes on online retailers easily passed the Senate but appears to face greater opposition among House Republicans.
The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 69 to 27 to back the measure, which pits brick-and-mortar stores like Wal-Mart Stores Inc and cash-hungry state governments against such Web retailers as eBay Inc and Republicans wary of new tax measures.
“Call me a conservative, but I believe the right approach to tax fairness is to reduce rates — not force higher rates onto others,” said Tom Graves, a House Republican from Georgia.
House Speaker John Boehner plans to send the bill to the House Judiciary Committee, a senior Republican aide said. That will mean hearings ahead. The Senate uncharacteristically bypassed this step.
