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yes these have been several proposals to collect state sales tax on internet sales and at some point it will probably pass. The idea is based on the fact that merchants selling over the Internet are in fact selling merchandise and should be collecting and paying state sales tax to the various states. Many states have added a line to their income tax form where residents are required to state how much they purchased on the Internet and pay the sales tax that way. Obviously that only collects a percentage of the correct tax.
Many large national internet merchants do collect and submit sales tax. The current state of the law requires merchants who have a "nexus" in the state to collect sales tax. A nexus being a physical presence.
If your question is about a "national sales tax" a percentage added on sales and going to federal government there have been few if any serious proposals. Some have suggested a national sales tax in lieu of income tax.
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Should Internet shoppers be required to pay federal taxes like people in malls and stores?
There are no federal sales taxes, so internet shoppers are no different from the shoppers in stores. There are also states where there is no sales tax in the malls and stores, such as New Hampshire, so those residents would not pay sales tax in any case. Similarly, if you buy via phone or mail-order catalog from an out-of-state supplier, you don't pay sales taxes if you're from a state that doesn't have a sales tax and you pay an equivalent "use" tax if your state has a sales tax on the type of goods you bought, whether it's internet, phone or mail. Bottom line, your state tax law determines whether you pay sales tax, and it has nothing to do with the Internet.
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From the power to regulate commerce.
Where does congress derive the authority to stop tax on internet sales?
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