A Senate vote on the Internet Tax Freedom...
A Senate vote on the Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act (S-1431), which would make permanent the ban on Internet access taxes, isn’t yet a “political reality,” said Senate Finance Committee Chairman and ITFFA original sponsor Ron Wyden, D-Ore., in prepared…
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remarks (http://1.usa.gov/1nX8zdc) on the Senate floor Thursday. Wyden recommended a temporary moratorium on Internet access taxes through the end of 2014 “while we work out the issues raised by those who believe that allowing localities to collect taxes across the country is more important than a ban on discriminatory taxation,” referring to a portion of the Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act. MITFA (S-2609), introduced by Senate Finance Committee member Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., combines the principles of the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) (HR-684), which would let states tax remote sellers with annual revenue exceeding $1 million, and the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which would extend the moratorium on Internet access taxes through Nov. 1, 2024. Wyden voted against the MFA last year (http://1.usa.gov/1qHJcvn). ITFFA has 52 Senate co-sponsors (http://1.usa.gov/1jRXTeE); MITFA has 13 Senate co-sponsors (http://1.usa.gov/1mWMgTw).