Debt and Budget Negotiations Result in a 2014 Budget Conference Committee

Last week lawmakers struck a deal to reopen the government and extend the country’s debt ceiling. The deal funds the government through January 15, 2014 and extends the debt limit until February 7, 2014.
eBay CEO and Korean Science Minister Talk Online Commerce

eBay CEO John Donahoe recently met with Korea’s Science, ICT and Future Planning Minister Choi Mun-kee in Seoul.
NCSL CFI Committee Members Visit eBay's PayPal Campus

Last week eBay Inc. hosted 12 legislators and several staff members from the National Conference of State Legislature's (NCSL) committee on Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce(CFI).
eBay Seller Cori O’Steen Discusses Marketplace Fairness Act Tax Collection Challenges

With the True Simplification of Taxation Coalition recently releasing a study addressing the challenges and costs associated with collecting sales tax under the Marketplace Fairness Act, we wanted to talk to one of our community members to get a real life outlook on some of the study’s claims.
MMTC Report Receives National Press Coverage

A report critical of the Marketplace Fairness Act's small business exemption that was released last week by the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council garnered significant media attention.
PayPal Australia's Driving Business Online Campaign Enters Third Year

Today The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull, Federal Minister for Communications, launched the third year of PayPal Australia’s Driving Business Online (DBO) campaign – a national education program to help small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) take advantage of the digital economy.
eBay Seller Tells ITC that Small Businesses Face Hurdles to International Trade

Nationwide Surplus co-owner and eBay top-seller Chris Ko encouraged lawmakers and federal regulators to reduce trade barriers facing small businesses in testimony he recently submitted to the International Trade Commission.
Tod Cohen Represents eBay Inc. at APEC CEO Summit

This year the APEC CEO Summit was held in Bali, Indonesia October 5-7 and eBay Inc. was represented by Tod Cohen, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Global Government Relations.
eBay contributes to the World Trade Organization’s 2013 Public Forum

The Public Forum is the largest annual outreach event of the WTO. eBay contributed to three days of discussions on trade, innovation and the digital economy.
MMTC Releases Report Critical of MFA

The Minority Media and Telecommunication Council released a report Tuesday highlighting the shortfalls of the small business definition in the Marketplace Fairness Act.