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The Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce has
posted transcripts from its New York City meeting on the
Commission's website, www.ecommercecommission.org. The
federal commission, appointed by Congress to debate the
complex issue of Internet taxation, met in New York City
on September 14 and 15. Commissioners discussed local,
state, and federal tax issues associated with Internet
access, telecommunications, and electronic commerce. The
New York City meeting also featured many guest speakers,
including:
Charles Bayless, chairman, president, and CEO,
Illinova Power Dan Bucks, director, Multistate Tax
Commission Kaye Caldwell, CommerceNet Annabelle
Canning, vice president, Committee on State
Taxation Gary Cornia/Kendall Houghton, National Tax
Association Communications and Electronic Commerce Tax
Project Harley Duncan, director, Federation of Tax
Administrators Jim Eads, Ernst & Young Jeffery
A. Eisenach, president, The Progress & Freedom
Foundation George Issacson, Direct Marketers'
Association Commissioner Randy Johnson, chair of the
Hennepin, MN County Board Joseph Brooks, councilman ,
City of Richmond, VA Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of
Commerce Raymond Keating, chief economist, Small
Business Survival Committee Matthew Kisber,
representative, TN and Steven Rauschenberger, senator,
IL Michael Mazerov, Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities Terrence Ryan, director of State and Local
Taxes, Apple Computer Ed Shimizu, director, National
Regulatory Relations, GTE Fran Smith, Consumer
Alert Wm. Gregory Turner, California Taxpayers'
Association
In addition to the meeting transcripts, which were
posted today, many of the guest speakers' presentations
will be available to the public and the media on Monday,
September 27. Additionally, the audiocast and Webcast
from the proceedings will remain on the site until
October 15, 1999.
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