美参议院通过网购消费税法案
<p>本周一，美国参议院以69票支持、27票反对的结果通过了有关征收网购消费税的法案。该法案名为《市场公平法案》，若获众议院投票通过并由总统签署生效，包括哥伦比亚特区在内的45个州将对本州内销售额100万美元以上的网络零售商征收消费税。研究人员预计，该法案实施后美国每年征收的网购消费税总额将增加120多亿美元。一些保守人士认为，这项方案将给纳税人带来增税负担，因此该法案在众议院，仍然会面临挑战。</p><p>美国目前的法律规定，有实体店的网络零售商只需在其店面所在的州缴纳消费税，没有实体店面的网络销售商则基本不缴税。虽然很多州都要求网购消费者缴纳“使用税”，但很少有人践行。美国一家咨询公司对2500名消费者的调查显示，有30%的 表示如果该法案通过，他们今后将多去实体店购物，另有近50%的消费者认为该法案并不会影响他们网购的习惯。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enactment">enactment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paving">paving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="Marketplace">Marketplace</span> <span word="Fairness">Fairness</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="the">the</span> 45 <span word="states">states</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span>) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="sellers">sellers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> $1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warehouse">warehouse</span>.</p>
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