National dispute over online sales tax collection pits many traditional retail groups against their Internet-age counterparts As states look to Congress to give them authority to collect taxes on Internet purchases, a handful of retail-affiliated associations are revving up PR engines to support or oppose the idea. Loudest among the calls for new legislation is a recently announced $10-million advocacy campaign by the National Retail Federation that, among its central proposals, urges passage of a Senate bill allowing the collection of Internet sales taxes. More recently, 20 national associations were among more than 140 groups asking lawmakers to include sales tax… Read More