Once again I am mystified about eBay’s claims based upon outdates facts and statistics. If you listen closely to eBay’s arguments their claims are supported by information over a year old. As we all know from personal computing experience a lot changes in the world of technology in one year.

Currently eBay is collecting sales and other various taxes and fees in the EU and many other international communities where they participate. There is no discussion there. In order to do business a company must collect tax due on the consumers behalf. So why is so burdensome in the USA. It’s not!

EBay, Amazon and many others know with certainty that sales tax calculation, collection, and remittance is easily accomplished by seamless integration with FREE technology available today for businesses of any size. No longer will businesses be burdened by high administrative costs associated with legacy tax procedures eBay is fighting so hard to maintain as the status quo. Businesses today can create an online account automating their tax systems, and it’s free!

Currently my business is enabled to process sales tax for any of the 10,700 plus tax jurisdictions in the united states. The service is seamlessly integrated with my PayPal Express Checkout feature (PayPal is an eBay company…mmm) calculating sales tax in less than 13 milliseconds (that is faster than a human blink of an eye). So if my small business can easily calculate, collect and remit sales tax while simultaneously removing administrative costs why is it so hard for a company like eBay with one of the most advanced IT commerce infrastructures? The answer is its not.

Ebay can easily provide tax processing making all of our lives easier and better. Instead they choose to maintain a missinformation campaign utilizing fear based on antiquated information hoping we are all ignorant enough to be fooled. I believe Amazon’s Integrity speaks for itself. Almost a year ago Amazon announced it’s support of Federal legislation. Amazon clearly is prepared and ready to support it’s position when legislation passes.