Guinn, Pursell said, is a member of a taxation committee of the Republican National Governors Association. Sen. Ann O'Connell, R-Las Vegas, said Nevada is in the same boat as five other states that heavily depend on sales tax for their revenues. She also said there is a substantial amount of money lost in catalog sales. Schneider said lawmakers should follow this issue. There are a myriad of problems in taxing the Internet.
States have different sales tax rates.
For instance Oregon doesn't charge a sales tax. Schneider said there is some thinking that computers will be given away free in the future as long as people sign up for the Internet. Everybody will be able to purchase through their computers. And everything will be delivered to their home. But Assemblywoman Sandra Tiffany, R-Henderson, said there is concern that government interference could slow down commerce.