Internet Taxation Focus
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PHOENIX (December 9, 1999) — Want a copy of the latest bestseller? Click. Some camera equipment? Click. Baby clothes? Click. Click.
Today, with a few clicks of a computer mouse, consumers can order everything from groceries to gaskets, videos to vacations — without paying a cent in sales taxes. But what may be a good deal for consumers may put local businesses at a disadvantage, straining local revenues and impacting a city's ability to provide services such as police and fire protection.
The future of taxation on the Internet and its effects on local services will be the focus of an Internet Taxation Forum sponsored by the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG). The forum will be held on Thursday, December 16 from 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. at the MAG offices, 302 North 1st Avenue in Phoenix. The forum will take place on the 2nd floor in the Saguaro Room.
Panelists will include Rep. Jeff Hatch-Miller (District 26),
Mesa Councilman Dennis Kavanaugh, Arizona Department of Revenue
Assistant Director Terry Trost, and
Westcor President and CEO Rob Ward.
"We want to know what local governments and businesses
see as the major implications
e-commerce will have on our communities," says MAG Executive
Director James M. Bourey. "We are looking for ideas on how
we might attain equitable taxation on all goods and services."
The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) is a regional organization that develops policies and makes decisions in areas such as transportation, air quality, water quality, solid waste and human services. MAG is made up of Valley communities working together to ensure a better quality of life for nearly three million residents in the Maricopa region. The region encompasses metropolitan Phoenix and includes the many cities, towns and Indian communities within Maricopa County. Governed by a Regional Council that includes 24 city mayors and other lead elected officials, MAG is the forum for ensuring an effective allocation of regional resources.
For more information about the forum or to arrange interviews,
please contact Kelly Taft at
(602) 452-5020.