By Liz Farmer | Governing magazine
(Editor’s note: Arizona HB 2069 would reduce individual income tax rates in order to offset increased revenues received from online sales tax that is the result of Congressional action. It was defeated Wednesday.)
As another Marketplace Fairness Act hits the U.S. Senate, supporters are urging the House speaker — one of the idea’s biggest roadblocks — to do whatever necessary to pass it through Congress.
As a proposal allowing states to collect taxes on Internet sales hit the U.S. Senate for a third session in a row Tuesday, supporters are already turning their efforts to the other chamber — where the idea has historically flamed out.