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Electronic Commerce, State Sales Taxation, and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations

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  • McLure, Charles E. Jr.

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Presents a brief overview of the evolution of information commerce, identifies issues that are relevant to debate on the taxation of services and intangible products delivered via electronic means, examines sales tax policy issues, and outlines proposed solutions to the problem.

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  • McLure, Charles E. Jr., 1997. "Electronic Commerce, State Sales Taxation, and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 50(4), pages 731-749, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ntj:journl:v:50:y:1997:i:4:p:731-49
    DOI: 10.1086/NTJ41789713
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    1. Charles E. Mclure, 1987. "The Value-Added Tax: Key to Deficit Reduction?," Books, American Enterprise Institute, number 725195, September.
    2. Slemrod, Joel, 1990. "Optimal Taxation and Optimal Tax Systems," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 4(1), pages 157-178, Winter.
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    6. Austan Goolsbee, 1998. "In a World Without Borders: The Impact of Taxes on Internet Commerce," NBER Working Papers 6863, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    7. Richard M. Bird & Pierre-Pascal Gendron, 2001. "VATs in Federal States: Experiences and Emerging Possibilities," International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU paper0104, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.
    8. Austan Goolsbee, 2001. "The Implications of Electronic Commerce for Fiscal Policy (and Vice Versa)," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 15(1), pages 13-23, Winter.

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