Introduction
At a store in New York City, eBay offers special spa deals for consumers who shop online — or “buy in bliss” — rather than fight the “Black Friday” holiday shopping crowds on Nov. 23, 2012. Online retail sales have surged in the past decade, but the growth trend could slow if Congress allows states to require all e-retailers to collect sales taxes. (Getty Images/eBay/Michael N. Todaro)
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Online retail shopping has grown fourfold since 2002 and now accounts for about 10 percent of discretionary retail spending in the United States. But whether that growth trend continues could depend, in part, on whether Congress allows states to require all e-retailers to collect state and local sales taxes. Currently, only online shopping sites with a physical presence in a state must collect the levies. Some shoppers may refocus their buying on brick-and-mortar stores if buying online no longer offers a tax advantage. Meanwhile, polls show growing concerns about privacy among online shoppers. Marketers routinely collect detailed information about shoppers' habits, preferences, purchases, age and gender in order to send them targeted advertisements and special offers. Smartphones and tablets even allow marketers to know the exact location of shoppers and send them targeted ads as they pass by particular stores.
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Feb. 07, 2020 |
Hidden Money |
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Jun. 28, 2013 |
Internet Shopping |
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Jan. 16, 1998 |
IRS Reform |
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Mar. 22, 1996 |
Tax Reform |
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Apr. 06, 1990 |
How Fair Is the Nation's Tax Burden? |
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Aug. 28, 1987 |
Taxing Business Services |
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Oct. 17, 1986 |
Tax Reform In The States |
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Sep. 28, 1984 |
Tax Debate: 1984 Election and Beyond |
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Mar. 19, 1982 |
Tax-Exemption Controversy |
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May 19, 1978 |
Property Tax Relief |
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Apr. 07, 1978 |
Tax Shelters and Reform |
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Feb. 10, 1971 |
Property Tax Reform |
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Mar. 26, 1969 |
Tax Reform Pressures |
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Mar. 24, 1965 |
Excise Tax Cuts and the Economy |
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Feb. 15, 1961 |
Flexible Taxation |
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Apr. 02, 1959 |
State Tax Problems |
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Apr. 23, 1958 |
Tax Reduction, 1958 |
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Aug. 14, 1957 |
Fast Tax Write-Offs |
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Apr. 10, 1957 |
Federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes |
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Sep. 12, 1956 |
Corporation Profits and Taxes in Prosperity |
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Mar. 16, 1954 |
Shares in Tax Relief |
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Nov. 21, 1953 |
Revision of Excise Taxes |
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Mar. 19, 1953 |
Federal-State Tax Relations |
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Oct. 01, 1952 |
European Taxes and Tax Evasion |
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Nov. 03, 1950 |
Excess Profits Tax |
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Feb. 01, 1950 |
Tax Loopholes |
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Jun. 04, 1949 |
Excise Taxes |
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Oct. 27, 1948 |
Postwar Sales Taxes |
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Aug. 29, 1947 |
Taxation of Family Income |
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Apr. 09, 1947 |
Income Tax Relief |
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Jan. 11, 1946 |
Taxation of Cooperatives |
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Oct. 16, 1945 |
Federal Taxes on Business |
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May 08, 1944 |
Postwar Taxes |
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Sep. 20, 1943 |
Sales Taxes |
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Dec. 05, 1941 |
New Taxes for Defense |
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Apr. 05, 1941 |
Taxation for National Defense |
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Feb. 28, 1941 |
Taxation of Alcoholic Beverages |
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Jan. 11, 1941 |
Exemptions from Taxation |
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Dec. 04, 1940 |
Federal Taxes and Defense Financing |
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Feb. 01, 1940 |
Sharing of Tax Revenues |
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Feb. 02, 1939 |
Turnover Taxes in the States |
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Nov. 05, 1937 |
Broadening of the Income-Tax Base |
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Jun. 17, 1937 |
Exemptions from Income Taxation |
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Apr. 05, 1937 |
Coordination of Federal and State Tax Systems |
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Dec. 19, 1936 |
Revision of Federal Tax on Capital Gains |
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Nov. 02, 1936 |
State Taxation of Natural Resources |
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May 26, 1936 |
Assessment of Property for Taxation |
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Apr. 17, 1936 |
Federal Taxes on Consumption |
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Mar. 19, 1936 |
Taxation of Undistributed Corporate Profits |
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Dec. 17, 1935 |
Reduction of Tax Burdens on Real Estate |
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Oct. 21, 1935 |
Tax Delinquency in the United States |
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May 21, 1935 |
Comparative Tax Burdens in America and Britain |
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Feb. 01, 1935 |
Federal Taxation of Corporations |
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Nov. 27, 1934 |
Elimination of Conflicts in Taxation |
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Jul. 25, 1933 |
Taxation of Excess Profits |
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Jan. 25, 1933 |
Tax Burdens and Tax-Free Securities |
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Nov. 23, 1932 |
The Beer Tax and the Sales Tax |
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Dec. 19, 1931 |
Sales Taxes: Federal, State, and Foreign |
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Sep. 18, 1931 |
Death Taxes and the Concentration of Wealth |
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Mar. 18, 1931 |
Federal Taxation of Large Incomes |
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Jan. 10, 1931 |
Taxation of Capital Gains |
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Nov. 09, 1929 |
Federal Tax Reduction-1930 |
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Aug. 08, 1927 |
Federal Tax Reduction—1928 |
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Sep. 27, 1926 |
Tax Reduction and the Public Debt |
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Jan. 16, 1926 |
Taxation of Estates and Inheritances |
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Nov. 07, 1925 |
Federal Taxation of Small Incomes |
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Nov. 28, 1924 |
Social, Fiscal and Legal Aspects of the Inheritance Tax |
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Apr. 07, 1924 |
Causes and Effects of the Tax Return Blockade |
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Dec. 12, 1923 |
Tax Exempt Securities |
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Dec. 10, 1923 |
Taxation |
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