Poll finds Georgians against online sales tax bill – Atlanta Business Chronicle

Most Georgia voters oppose legislation pending in Congress that would let states collect sales taxes from online purchases made by out-of-state customers, according to a new poll.

The Marketplace Fairness Act, which passed the U.S. Senate last year and is now before the House of Representatives, would do away with a current law that limits states to collecting sales taxes only on purchases from businesses with a physical presence inside the state.

Brick-and-mortar retailers have been pushing for the bill for years as a way to give them a fair chance to compete with businesses that sell online.

But according to a poll of 400 likely Georgia voters released Tuesday by the National Taxpayers Union, 57 percent “strongly” or “somewhat” oppose the legislation, while 33 percent strongly or somewhat favor the bill. Ten percent were undecided.

“This is the biggest anti-taxpayer proposal that has a chance of passing Congress,” said Pete Sepp, president of the National Taxpayers Union.

via Poll finds Georgians against online sales tax bill – Atlanta Business Chronicle.