Online business matters
News from China Daily:

 

A sign saying “Taobao.com provides overseas purchase service” in Dalian, Liaoning province. Provided to China Daily

A woman surnamed Ling, 30, usually begins her day at noon. But on weekends, she wakes at about 9 am, has a quick breakfast and then prepares for her busiest day of the week.

She has an online shop selling CDs and other products related to Japanese pop stars at Taobao.com, China’s biggest online shopping website.

It’s on weekends that she has to pack and send all the items received from Japan to her impatient domestic clients.

Every day she checks her computer soon after she wakes and answers e-mails and messages on Aliwangwang, a communication platform for Taobao.com buyers and sellers.

Typical problems include being told that a package has failed to get through customs and requires an extra fee.

“My assistants in Japan usually transport the goods by air to save time, making them look like private parcels. Once, customs realize they are for business I have to pay 200 yuan at most for a carton weighing 10 kg.”

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TN business owners want to close online sales tax loophole
News from WVLT:

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — Tennessee’s small business owners say the state’s sales tax policy isn’t fair. They have to pay it but internet and out of state companies don’t. They want state legislators to close the online tax loophole.

“The internet has obviously taken business away from local merchants,” said Paper Paraphenalia owner Kay Leibowitz.

Rick Terry, another small business owner has seen it firsthand. Internet sales aren’t always taxed in Tennessee, so people come into his Lenoir City jewelry shop, pick out and size engagement rings, then buy them online.

“They have a huge advantage right now with that 9.25% sales tax, and we just want a level playing field. That’s all we want. Because we can compete,” Terry continued.

The ticket price on one of his diamond rings is $ 9,025. With a 9% sales tax in Lou…………… continues on WVLT

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