HomeMy WebLinkAbout8857RESOLUTION NO. 8857
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING FEDERAL LEGISLATION REQUIRING THE
COLLECTION OF STATE AND LOCAL SALES AND USE TAXES ON REMOTE
SALES
WHEREAS, currently, neither catalog nor Internet sales taxes are being collected on
interstate sales when the vendor lacks physical presence in Colorado, because requiring such vendors
to do so is foreclosed by United States Supreme Court decisions that can only be remedied by
congressional action; and
WHEREAS, local retailers are put at an unfair disadvantage by remote vendors with no
responsibility to collect and remit sales and use taxes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo is dependent upon local collection of sales and use taxes
with more than 65% of its general fund reliant thereon; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that by 2003, sales from the Internet alone will reach 6% of total
retail spending and continue to increase into the future; and
WHEREAS, revenues to the state and local governments will fall accordingly and create a
shortage in funds to provide needed public services and infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, although these are not new taxes, because taxpayers are presently obligated to
pay sales or use taxes on remote sales regardless of whether the vendor is obligated to collect such
taxes, it is difficult and inconvenient for the purchaser or the governmental entity to collect such
taxes if the vendor is not obliged to do so;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, THAT:
SECTION 1:
The City Council of Pueblo, Colorado, urges the Congress of the United States of America
to enact legislation to require state and local sales and use taxes to be collected by all remote vendors
and remitted to the appropriate jurisdictions.
SECTION 2:
A copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted to all members of the Colorado Congressional
Delegation, the Governor of the State of Colorado, and the Colorado Municipal League.
INTRODUCED November 22 '1999
BY: John
Council Member
APPROVED:
President of the Council
ATTEST:
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