...Internet Taxation Solutions for Amazon, Inc. Guy D. Hugaert October 9, 2011 IS 535 Professor Amita Suhrid-Cherewick Internet Taxation and Legislation One of the hottest political issues regarding taxation is how to tax revenue generated on the internet. Before the internet, stores were required to collect the appropriate sales tax rate in the state where the store was located. The store then forwarded the collected tax to the state tax collector. This system was working fine and was quite simple until the invention of the internet. The system has not changed for the traditional ‘brick and mortar’ store but things are much different for the ‘online’ store. This is where it gets interesting, how do we ensure that the sales taxes are paid or who is responsible for collecting the tax and what rate is paid and what state gets the taxes? For example, where should any sales tax is paid for candy ordered via the Internet from an Ohio vendor by a California resident while traveling in Georgia that is sent to a relative in Michigan (Nellen, 1999)? When the internet went commercial in 1995 it was free of regulation and taxes from the US government at all levels until 1996 when several US states saw the Internet as a great source of revenue for their states. Ten states (Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington & Wisconsin) started charging ISP’s an Internet access tax. This lead to the authoring of the...
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...provide delivery for their products to major cities in Malaysia. The objectives of this tasks are: 1. To identify the elements of internet marketing for love.com.my 2. To evaluate the internet marketing mix for love.com.my 3. To compare the internet marketing tools that love.com.my implement 4. To examine the interactive order processing in love.com.my SECTION 2 : BODY Nowadays, many businesses optimise the use of the internet to advertise and sell their products or services rather than the traditional brick-and-mortar way. The term internet marketing best describes those kinds of businesses. Love.com.my, an online florist applies the functions of internet marketing in their business. According to Jen Williams on Search Engine Journal, internet marketing is the process of promoting a brand, products or services over the Internet. Its broad scope includes email marketing, electronic customer relationship management and any promotional activities that are done via wireless media. It also combines the technical and creative aspects of the World Wide Web such as advertising, designing, development and sales. Moreover, Internet Marketing also deals with creating and placing ads throughout the various stages of customer engagement cycle (Williams, 2012). Apart from that, Vangie Beal on Webopedia defines internet marketing as advertising and marketing efforts that use the web and email to drive direct sales via electronic commerce, in addition...
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...available for classroom use in the nation’s 114,700 elementary and secondary schools as of the 2005-2006 school year; that works out to one computer for every four students. (Source: Upcoming Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2007) 100% Percentage of public schools with Internet access as of fall 2003. See Table 244 at . 83% and 43% Percentage of children ages 3 to 17 using a computer and the Internet, respectively, at school as of fall 2003. 75% The percentage of children ages 3 to 17 accessing the Internet in fall 2003 — whether at home, school or elsewhere — to complete school assignments. This was the most common reason for children to use the Internet. 66% The percentage of children ages 3 to 17 using a computer at home in fall 2003 to complete school assignments. This was the second most common home computer use for children, behind playing games. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/007108.html Teens, Cell Phones and Texting http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1572/teens-cell-phones-text-messages Text Messaging Becomes Centerpiece Communication by Amanda Lenhart, Senior Research Specialist, Pew Internet & American Life Project April 20, 2010 The mobile phone has become the favored communication hub for the majority of American teens.1 Cell-phone texting has become the preferred channel of basic communication between teens and their friends, with cell calling a close second. Some...
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...Why is the FCC trying to enforce net neutrality? So lately social media has been a buzz because of the fact that people including myself found out that you may have to pay to use certain aspects of the internet. I believe there is no point because that's just taking away so many opportunities for everybody everybody might not have the money to pay for certain things and you have to pay monthly to use the internet on top of that have to pay to use the internet from your internet provider to keep the internet on which is to much money in my opinion. If the FCC gets approved and then we pretty much are going back to the stone age. I’m still try to figure out what was the purpose of making people pay for internet, some people don’t even like paying...
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...Mazerov argues that it’s only fair to have taxes on internet sales as online shoppers gain too much an unfair advantage over the retailers. Mazerov opines that the supreme court decision that prevented states from collecting taxes from internet sales made by retailers who have no place of business in those specific states. The effect of taxation on online sales is that shoppers will have to pay taxes to the state as one would in a local retail store. It is the absence of taxes on internet sales that attracts so much notoriety and clientele and some people have argued that introduction of internet sales taxes would greatly reduce the merchandise that is moved online. On the same note, the government by taxing, which may cause downward fall of sales online would eventually reduce the estimated taxes to be collected. The argument that retailers would not benefit is however flawed, as it is the buyers who pay the taxes and not the sellers. Also the retailers have a lot to benefit from the state in services such as police protection, firefighting, healthcare and education. The decision made by the Supreme Court requires the congress to give the States power to tax internet businesses in their jurisdictions. But why tax sales in the internet? Some of the arguments posed are that, firstly, Mazerov argues that a lot of important taxes are lost, which money could be channeled to improving the economy, hospitals, education and infrastructure amongst other things. About $10 billion is lost...
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...lodging, meals, medications, assistance with daily living, 24 hour staff supervision, and medical services. They are currently listed on the internet under the Family Services Association incorrectly as a United Methodist Home and as a licensed facility with a Place for Mom. The demand for residential care facilities for senior has increased because of the strict requirements that a senior must meet the standards so they can get approval from Medicaid. Medicaid will pay for residential health care facility which is also called a nursing home. They will not pay for residential care group homes, also known as a Class “C” boarding home. Seniors are living longer and is segment of the population is called “baby boomers” and they are starting to enter the senior housing market. The baby boomers are a large population and will be receiving social security and pensions in large numbers. This group will need caregivers. Because of the strict Medicaid regulations and the cost of other living arrangements for seniors the boomers will be looking for affordable high quality supervised housing. The Fisher House is an excellent alternative for affordable living with great services. The business will do very well by advertising on the internet. They will be able to reach across states lines to seek out potential clients. At the same time, the internet will be able give potential clients a tour without them leaving their home. They will be able to apply online for housing, obtain information...
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...Abstract: Net neutrality is a sensitive cyber issue which expresses the right to Internet users to have net services without any discrimination on the basis of source, destination, or ownership of any kind of Internet traffic. This idea has laid the foundation for vigorous and high noted debate over public policy and private ownership across the many parts of the world over governmental regulation of the Internet or Internet access. The concept of Net Neutrality is new among Indian netizens (a term frequently used for internet citizens/users) which has become a matter of great concern among them and so has attracted a large media attention in a very short while. Nobody pay for electricity on the basis of which brand of appliances one uses,...
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...E-commerce Taxation: Towards its Legalization Have you ever wanted to buy something with just one click without having to pay much as the usual? With the easy access and affordable prices, online purchasing has become the most convenient way of shopping for most teenagers. The popularity of the Internet particularly Facebook, Instagram and other social networking sites attracted many retailers to invest their businesses online without having to pay taxes like any other retailers do. By this, e-commerce continues to grow with the advancement in technology as it overshadows the traditional way of running a business by the insignificant purpose of the physical interaction between the buyer and the seller. E-commerce in itself is classified into three types: business-to-consumer in which online stores sell products to final consumers; consumer-to-consumer just in the case of eBay and Amazon and; business-to-business which involves job recruiting, online advertising, credit, sales, and the like (U, 2002, p.6). With the emergence of e-commerce, brick and mortar stores are slowly starting to degrade, thus alarming the government on the collection of lesser tax since the law regarding electronic commerce taxation is still being debated. This income generating phenomenon has been an attractive target to the government to cope with its huge loss on tax collection. So why pay tax? Richard Carlson (2002) once said, “At tax time, it helps to remember that if your tax obligation has increased...
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...singers have not introduced yet? A large percentage of people who use the internet have downloaded music or movies. Now, that the internet is more and more popular, people copy created works more easily. According to “Copyright and The Internet”, Kenneth Jost mentions that, “Each technological breakthrough made it less and less expensive to copy creative works with greater and greater fidelity to the original”(Jost). While a lot of the content on the Internet is free to download, that does not mean it is legal. What is illegal downloading? Illegal downloading is downloading without paying or obtaining permission for files that people do not have the right to use from the Internet. Illegal downloading is one of the ways that many people use to enjoy others’ property. Therefore, those who knowingly download and steal intellectual property should be punished with prison time because they destroy the profit of artists and producers, reduce the motivation of artists to create new property, and hurt the reputation of the Internet as a legitimate source of advertising. First, people who illegally download need to be punished because they hurt the profit of creative people. The music industry is one in which illegal downloading has had terrible effects. New artists especially work very hard to write a song or lyrics, and they hope to sell their creation and build a music career. However, if someone steals the song from the internet, those artists will never get a chance to be famous. Besides...
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...gratitude to Mr. Atul Poharkar, Mr. Rohan Dalvi and Mr. Nilesh Palressha for not only guiding me from time to time but also giving me extremely valuable insights. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Mrs. Atul Poharkar, firstly for giving me an opportunity to apply myself and then for taking time out from his very busy schedule to give me all the help I needed. This acknowledgment would be incomplete without expressing my thanks to everybody, including my partner, in P-Square, Pune who took time and effort to share their views to guide me during these enriching two months. * * * Sachin Gupta Table of Contents Executive Summary1 About P-Square4 Methodology4 Lead Generation5 Short listing of Potential Clients5 Proposal Preparation5 Importance of Internet and Online Marketing5 The Web Impact-Statistics and Figures5 Internet vs traditional media5 Internet and Real estate Pune5 The iCrave COMS package5 Search Engine Optimization (SEO)5 Pay Per Click...
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...Net neutrality is a very controversial and heated argument in todays society, which will only continue to grow as the Internet expanded. Net neutrality this the idea that the Internet should be just that, Neutral. Nobody should have priority or special access, everybody should get the same internet speeds and ISP (Internet service providers) should not be able to block or restrict websites that they do not like or that refuse to pay them more money. Personally i am all for net neutrality, I feel that if we were to allow companies to regulate and restrict the internet it would be harmful to everybody. Small business that could not afford to pay the extra fee to enter the fast lane risk losing business, due to slower internet speeds and less...
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...Internet and it’s Affect on Business Capella University Technology has been able to provide advancements in quality of life across the world. One of the biggest forms of technology is the use of the internet in a variety of different business sectors. One of the fastest growing forms of Internet use revolves around online schooling. The result is not only because of the access of the Internet, but the vast amount of resources now available just a click away. Online schooling provides several advantages and disadvantages, but the new opportunities afforded due to the change are winning out. The growth of attending online school is becoming popular by both the students and the institutions because money talks; attending and producing an online learning environment are cheaper than running and attending a traditional college or university. The school does not have to pay for the space because everything is attended to online. In addition, the instructors do not have to be responsible for creating their own teaching material; this material can be shared among like classes (Chaffee, 2011). The online environment also opens up doors for a different type of teaching. No longer is the tenured professor the person in demand, now anyone with the correct education can be considered for an adjunct instructor position. This change from professor to instructor means a decrease in operating costs for the school. The economy is making the balance of work and life much harder. Being a...
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...1. More and more people are seeing internet banking as an easier option, yet safety measures also have to be considered when choosing the best option. If big amounts of money want to be extracted by the client, the client should be required to physically come into the bank to enable the transaction to take place. Banks should also encourage their clients to keep their online banking passwords private and to change it as often as possible. In order to prevent illegal extraction of money and hacking the bank should put firewalls in place on all systems that are accessed through the internet. As hacking and the illegal extraction of money can take place from within the bank, access of the workers to the accounts of clients should be limited. In 2013 over $300 million (R 3792 million) was stolen from 100 banks...
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...1 INTERNET AUCTIONS AND GAME THEORY Table of content I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 3 II. MAIN PART........................................................................................................................................................ 4 1. EBAY AND INTERNET AUCTIONS TYPES ............................................................................................................................ 4 2. E-‐BAY BIDDING PROCESS.................................................................................................................................................... 5 3. BIDDING STRATEGIES UNDER GAME THEORY ................................................................................................................. 5 A. Proxy Biding ................................................................................................................................................................... 6 B. Bid Sniping ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Bid Sniping: the Optimum Game Theory Strategy to Win Online ...
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...The internet, also known as the World Wide Web, is one of the greatest things created in our century. Many different concepts are based on the internet, one of which is electronic business. There are many advantages and disadvantages of doing business online, some of which include but are not limited to security, e-crime, e-money. A lot of recourses that are available online are able to provide people with help and support on how to start their own electronic business. In order to start e-business, a person needs to have an idea of what he may be interested in, as well as financial security. Also, good organization skills are important, as they allow the person to carry on all the way through, without giving up on the idea. Electronic business has a few subdivisions that are very important to know about when dealing with electronic industry. These subdivisions are electronic retailing and mobile commerce. Being familiar with E-retailing and M-commerce in detail will allow for a successful future in electronic-business. Electronic Business is any type of business that is performed over the Internet. Electronic transactions have three forms: business-to-business, business-to-consumer, or transactions within the company itself. Electronic business includes communication with business partners and clients through e-mails. Electronic business also offers a variety of different ways to trade and advertise different types of products and services online. E-business has different...
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