Kuster: I Strongly Oppose Internet Sales Tax Legislation

U.S. Rep. Ann. McLane Kuster, D-NH, released the following statement regarding the reintroduction of the so-called “Marketplace Fairness Act,” in the Senate, which would force Granite State businesses to collect sales taxes for more than 9,000 taxing jurisdictions nationwide, according to a press release.

“I’m very disappointed some of my colleagues in the Senate have reintroduced this legislation, which would greatly hurt New Hampshire’s economy,” she said. “We should be taking steps to cut taxes for our small business owners in order to bolster their job creation efforts. This legislation instead would impose overly burdensome tax collection requirements on them, which would negatively impact their bottom line. I’ve long opposed this proposal, and I urge my colleagues in the House and Senate to stand up for our small businesses and defeat this legislation should it come to a vote.”

Kuster has long fought against this online sales tax proposal, as well as other efforts to create internet taxes. She wrote a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner reiterating her opposition to the Marketplace Fairness Act, and urging him to consider the adverse impacts it would have on online entrepreneurs in New Hampshire. She also cosponsored the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, which would protect Granite Staters from new, discriminatory taxes on internet access.