Bill To increase Georgia Tax Collections Could Move Quickly

New state Sen. Randy Robertson, R-Cataula, center, is flanked by Majority Leader Mike Dugan, R-Carrollton, left, and Majority Whip Steve Gooch, R-Dahlonega, right, as he speaks to the media during the opening day of the year for the general session of the state legislature, Monday.

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Georgia lawmakers say they’re near a deal to tighten tax collections on some online sales.

The state House of Representatives sent House Bill 276 to a conference committee with senators on Tuesday to work out differences leftover from the 2019 session.

The measure aims to ensure that companies providing online marketplaces to third-party sellers collect taxes on sales to Georgia residents. eBay and Etsy are among the marketplaces targeted by the bill, but it remains to be seen what other companies could be affected.