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sales tax and electronic commerce

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  • Nathan M. Fong

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This article reviews research on the taxation of electronic commerce, with a focus on sales taxes in the USA (where retailers are not always obligated to collect sales taxes for online sales). The literature has found evidence that sales taxes have large effects on buying behaviour online, which has important implications for seller behaviour, competition and public policy.

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  • Nathan M. Fong, 2012. "sales tax and electronic commerce," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics,, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:dofeco:v:6:year:2012:doi:3884
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    Keywords

    consumption taxation; electronic commerce; retail sales tax; value-added tax;
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    JEL classification:

    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
    • H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • K34 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Tax Law
    • L20 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - General
    • L81 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce

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