House Passes Internet Tax Ban

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday September 17, 2003 @11:29PM from the moving-in-right-direction dept.

computerlady writes "InfoWorld reports that the House of Representatives today voted a permanent ban on 'levying taxes unique to the Internet.' The Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act would permanently prohibit taxing jurisdictions in the U.S. from levying such taxes as e-mail taxes, bandwidth taxes, or bit taxes. To become law, the bill would have to pass the U.S. Senate and be signed by President Bush. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved its version of the bill July 31, and its next stop is the full Senate."

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A good move by Hittite+Creosote · 2003-09-17 23:34 · Score: 0, Redundant

Of course, you're still due to pay the various states sales taxes. But it stops various states from trying to sneak in taxes raises when people aren't looking.
Isn't this a state thing? by 91degrees · 2003-09-17 23:38 · Score: 0, Redundant

Just where does the federal government get the idea that it should start regulating state commerce?