Monday, December 22, 2014

A $500 MILLION tax increase!------Taxing online purchases: 'Amazon Tax' bills shoot out of House in early morning session

And they tell us they want $1.9 BILLION more or they'll let the roads get worse?!!!!!
Taxing online purchases: 'Amazon Tax' bills shoot out of House in early morning session | MLive.com:
"Update: The Senate concurred with House amendments to the bills changing the effective date to Oct. 1, 2015. The bills will soon be on their way to the Governor.
LANSING, MI -- The Michigan House early Friday morning put its stamp of approval on a pair of "Main Street Fairness" bills that aim to extend the state's sales and use taxes to online retailers.
SB 658 and SB 659 extend the state's sales and use taxes to out-of-state companies with a physical "nexus" or presence in the state.
That would apply these taxes to companies like Amazon, which has a presence in the state but not a retail front.
Both bills have already passed the Senate, and passed the House 83-27 on Friday.
After a procedural OK from the Senate, the bills will be headed to Gov. Rick Snyder for his consideration.
Supporters of the bill include some retailers in the state who say that people come into stores and examine their products before buying them online to avoid sales tax."

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