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STATE OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON
In the Matter of Delaying
Congressional Action on Internet
Tax Moratorium
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Resolution No. 35-00
Whereas, out of state remote sellers who conduct sales via the Internet, mail order, and phone are not
required by law to collect existing sales and use taxes imposed by state and local governments; and,
Whereas, the primary barrier to col1ecting taxes on remote sales is the Supreme Court's ruling in Quill V.
North Dakota, which defers to Congress to authorize states to require remote sellers to collect taxes in a manner
that does not unduly burden interstate commerce; and,
Whereas, state and local governments are working together to implement a streamlined sales tax system
that would simplify definitions, tax rates and tax bases and use 21st Century technology in the collection process;
and,
Whereas, current laws create a competitive disadvantage and great inequities between merchants who sell
from traditional "brick- and -mortar" establishments and those who sell from electronic stores; and,
Whereas, increasing sales on the Internet, and the resulting erosion of sales and use tax revenues, will
limit the ability of states, governments and school districts to finance essential public services such as police, fire,
emergency medical service, education, social services, infrastructure development, and healthcare; and,
Whereas, a recent University of Tennessee study estimates that state sales tax revenue losses in 2003 will
exceed $10 billion; and,
Whereas, the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce failed to reach a legally required consensus
on fair and equitable treatment of both remote sellers and "Main Street" retailers and also proposed that Congress
preempt state and local sovereignty guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution;
Now, Therefore Be it Resolved, that Jefferson County supports simplification of state and local sales
taxes, and urges states to move expeditiously to develop and approve model simplification legislation; and,
Be It Further Resolved, that Congress should not extend or expand the current moratorium until its
expiration in October 2001; and,
Be It Further Resolved, that if state and local governments choose to negotiate a brief extension of the
existing moratorium as part of a broader bill, such an extension:
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Should only be effective for a short period of time (no more than two (2) years); and,
Must be linked to states' successfully implementing sales tax simplification, which would trigger
Congressional authorization of expanded duty to collect use taxes on remote sales.
\"\~ MQpted this 24th day of April 2000.
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Lorna L. Delaney
Clerk of the Board