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Senate Mulls Internet Tax Ban - VoIP Exempt?

Posted by timothy on from the semantic-games-played-by-swine dept.

securitas writes "eWEEK's Caron Carlson reports that this week the U.S. Senate will vote on renewing an Internet tax ban, but voice over IP (VoIP) may be taxed. The bill renews a state/local ban on taxing Internet services like VoIP. The federal government wants to define VoIP as a software application exempt from taxes while most states see it as an alternate form of telephony subject to telecommunications taxes. House and Senate bills that define VoIP as a software application have already been introduced but may not be voted on before the Internet tax vote."

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  1. Stop Taxing my electrons... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    If they tax our electrons, they should be paid in photons!

    "Enclosed is my tax payment - you will find 1 blue LED and a battery. Turn it on and let it glow. At the end of the battery life my internet taxes will be paid in full, in several billion photons."

    I think you still might be able to pay taxes in live chickens, but
    that would be so unfair to the chickens!

  2. If they are applications... by crem_d_genes · · Score: 2, Funny

    and the FCC is still in on the act - then will the user licenses have *decency clauses* written into them?

  3. Re:pathetic by nkh · · Score: 3, Funny

    The new Aprils Fools RFC: Voice Over IP Taxation Bit...

  4. Anonymous sources have told me that... by PsiPsiStar · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... this guy gets paid by the acronym.

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