Vote NO on Internet Sales Tax Bill SB 140

February 6, 2017 Featured, Taxes

SB 140 will be up for a full Senate Vote on February 6, 2017 at 1:30 PM. If passed, SB 140 would impose sales and use tax on most of YOUR internet purchases. Legislators — this will affect YOU, too!

VOTE NO on SB 140.

Currently, a Supreme Court decision, Quill v. North Dakota 504 U.S. 298 (1992) requires that a seller have a physical presence, or “nexus” in the buyer’s state to become subject to the latter state’s sales tax. For example, if a resident of Arkansas buys something through the website of a Texas retailer, a sales tax obligation is only triggered if that Texas seller also has a store, warehouse, or other facility in Arkansas.

The Supreme Court conclusion was that it found the use tax to be unconstitutional because itinterfered with interstate commerce, rendering it a violation of the Commerce Clause. Consequently, the Court reversed the North Dakota Supreme Court's decision by ruling in favor of the Quill Corporation.

SB 140 TO PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAX RATHER THAN USE TAX ON SALES BY CERTAIN REMOTE SELLERS.

Sponsor

Senator Jake Files (R)
Senator Dan Douglas (R)

Co-Sponsor

Senator Bill Samples (R)
Senator Jonathan Dismang (R)
Senator Jason Rapert (R)
Senator Larry Teague (D)

Note: There is no need to generate more revenue for the state without first looking into the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of Arkansas. Every government entity is keeping two sets of books.

The CAFR is the set of books that are hidden from the public.

One set of books is readily available to the public and shows how taxes must continually be increased to pay for increased demands upon government agencies to provide government services.
The other set of books details how governments pool tax revenues and, with the aid of modern investment strategies, are able to make millions, even billions of dollars in profits that are not made available to the public.

Things are not always the way they appear. Check the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the City, County, School District, State, and Federal government to see where all the money is hidden. For starters, click here for the CAFR for the State of Arkansas for 2016. Here is a good article on the CAFR: "The Dumbing down of America Who Profits?” After reading this article and looking into the CAFR, you may change your beliefs on the need for additional State Revenues. Knowing about the CAFR really changed our beliefs.

ACTION: Readers, contact the Arkansas Senators and tell them to VOTE NO on SB 140!

You may email them all at one time by copying/pasting their email addresses (shown below) into your “TO” in your email. Be sure to include your name and the county in which you live at the bottom of your email.

Cecile.Bledsoe@senate.ar.gov

Will.Bond@senate.ar.gov

ronald.caldwell@Senate.ar.gov

eddie.cheatham@senate.ar.gov

lchesterfield@comcast.net

alan.clark@senate.ar.gov

Linda.Collins-Smith@senate.ar.gov

john.cooper@senate.ar.gov

dismang28@gmail.com

Lance.Eads@senate.ar.gov

Joyce.Elliott@senate.ar.gov

jane.english@senate.ar.gov

Jake.Files@Senate.ar.gov

Scott.Flippo@senate.ar.gov

Stephanie.Flowers@senate.ar.gov

Trent.Garner@senate.ar.gov

jim.hendren@senate.ar.gov

bart.hester@senate.ar.gov

jimmy.hickey@senate.ar.gov

Jeremy.Hutchinson@senate.ar.gov

friendsforkeith@gmail.com

Missy.Irvin@senate.ar.gov

Blake.Johnson@senate.ar.gov

bryan.king@senate.ar.gov

uvalde.lindsey@senate.ar.gov

bruce.maloch@senate.ar.gov

Jason.Rapert@senate.ar.gov

Terry.Rice@senate.ar.gov

Bill.Sample@senate.ar.gov

davidjamessanders@gmail.com

greg.standridge@senate.ar.gov

gary.stubblefield@senate.ar.gov

Larry.Teague@senate.ar.gov

David.Wallace@senate.ar.gov

EddieJoe.Williams@senate.ar.gov

ALSO, you may want to call the Senate Session number at 501-682-2902 and leave a message for your senator to VOTE NO on SB 140, the internet tax bill. If you’re not sure who your state senator is, the person who answers your call can help you — just tell him/her in which county you live.

Title	Name	Phone	email	District
Senator	Cecile Bledsoe	479-636-2115	Cecile.Bledsoe@senate.ar.gov	3
Senator	Will Bond	501-396-5400	Will.Bond@senate.ar.gov	32
Senator	Ronald Caldwell	501-682-6107	ronald.caldwell@Senate.ar.gov	23
Senator	Eddie Cheatham	870-364-5659	eddie.cheatham@senate.ar.gov	26
Senator	Linda Chesterfield	501-888-1859	lchesterfield@comcast.net	30
Senator	Alan Clark	501-262-3360	alan.clark@senate.ar.gov	13
Senator	Linda Collins-Smith	870-378-1434	Linda.Collins-Smith@senate.ar.gov	19
Senator	John Cooper	870-761-0130	john.cooper@senate.ar.gov	21
Senator	Jonathan Dismang	501-766-8220	dismang28@gmail.com	28
Senator	Lance Eads	479-435-5139	Lance.Eads@senate.ar.gov	7
Senator	Joyce Elliott	501-603-9546	Joyce.Elliott@senate.ar.gov	31
Senator	Jane English	501-257-7670	jane.english@senate.ar.gov	34
Senator	Jake Files	479-648-9216	Jake.Files@Senate.ar.gov	8
Senator	Scott Flippo	870-421-3420	Scott.Flippo@senate.ar.gov	17
Senator	Stephanie Flowers	870-535-1032	Stephanie.Flowers@senate.ar.gov	25
Senator	Trent Garner	870-818-9219	Trent.Garner@senate.ar.gov	27
Senator	Jim Hendren	479-787-6222	jim.hendren@senate.ar.gov	2
Senator	Bart Hester	479-531-4176	bart.hester@senate.ar.gov	1
Senator	Jimmy Hickey, Jr	903-824-8861	jimmy.hickey@senate.ar.gov	11
Senator	Jeremy Hutchinson	501-773-3760	Jeremy.Hutchinson@senate.ar.gov	33
Senator	Keith Ingram	870-735-9580	friendsforkeith@gmail.com	24
Senator	Missy Irvin	870-269-2703	Missy.Irvin@senate.ar.gov	18
Senator	Blake Johnson	870-323-1766	Blake.Johnson@senate.ar.gov	20
Senator	Bryan King	870-438-4565	bryan.king@senate.ar.gov	5
Senator	Uvalde Lindsey	479-444-6752	uvalde.lindsey@senate.ar.gov	4
Senator	Bruce Maloch	870-235-7041	bruce.maloch@senate.ar.gov	12
Senator	Jason Rapert	501-336-0918	Jason.Rapert@senate.ar.gov	35
Senator	Terry Rice	479-637-3100	Terry.Rice@senate.ar.gov	9
Senator	Bill Sample	501-624-3445	Bill.Sample@senate.ar.gov	14
Senator	David J. Sanders	501-682-6107	davidjamessanders@gmail.com	15
Senator	Greg Standridge	479-968-1562	greg.standridge@senate.ar.gov	16
Senator	Gary Stubblefield	479-635-4314	gary.stubblefield@senate.ar.gov	6
Senator	Larry Teague	870-845-5303	Larry.Teague@senate.ar.gov	10
Senator	David Wallace	870-919-8046	David.Wallace@senate.ar.gov	22
Senator	Eddie Joe Williams	501-286-9366	EddieJoe.Williams@senate.ar.gov	29