Louisiana Joins Streamlined Sales Tax Study Commission

The Times reports on Louisiana's plans to seek a tax on Internet and catalog sales. Claiming that Louisiana lost an estimated $302 million in state and local taxes in 2001, Louisiana has "signed onto a joint effort (with 30 other states), commonly referred to as the streamlined sales tax study commission, to find a national solution to their mutual problem."

A second article outlines the work being done to develop a uniform sales tax code to aid Internet taxing efforts.