The Internet Tax Simplification Act of 2000, and H.R. 4462, The Fair and Equitable Interstate Tax Compact Simplification Act of 2000. Each piece of legislation would extend the federal moratorium on new or discriminatory taxation of the Internet or electronic commerce. However, that is where the good news ends. The word simplification modifies tax in the title of two of the bills.
Reduction describes tax in the third piece of legislation.
Unfortunately, the intent and effect of any of this legislation would be contrary to the best interest of consumers or to the meaning of the words in the title. The legislation instructs states to work cooperatively with the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws to achieve a national sales tax standard. In essence, the extended moratorium would buy time for the National Conference s cartel to devise a scheme for the unconstitutional taxation of sales across state lines. The question is whether a state can legally compel a consumer from outside of its jurisdiction to pay taxes. As a result, states would like Congress to extend their tax authority.