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A lot of small business owners think Internet sales should be taxed, a Survey

TAXATION OF INTERNET SALES

Survey of 503 small business owners by Yankelovich Partners

Forty-four percent of small business owners believe that purchases made on the Internet should be taxed vs. 33% who said the purchases should not be taxed. Of those in favor of taxation, 51% believe the tax should be at the rate in effect in the purchaser’s state, while 25% said the tax should be levied at the rate in effect in the seller’s state.

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