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Six bills have been filed to try to get online retailers to collect state sales tax.

Bills have been filed in the past but never passed. This year there’s more support. The Florida Retail Federation is backing the efforts. Rick McAllister, the Federation’s President, says not collecting sales taxes gives online companies a price advantage, plus it makes criminals of online shoppers who still owe the tax and may not know it.

“They are really doing a huge disservice to the Florida customer by not collecting that tax for them. It’s owed and it’s due. For them not to collect it again is a real disservice,” said McAllister.

The Federation says passing a bill to require online stores to collect the tax could bring in 450 million dollars in revenue this year.