[ NNSquad ] Internet tax bill targets apps, music, movies, all downloads

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Internet tax bill targets apps, music, movies, all downloads

http://j.mp/ZBJqUO  (CNET)

   "Senators who are backing the legislation known as S.743 describe it as
    a way to force out-of-state retailers to collect taxes on physical
    shipments. Sen. Mike Enzi, a Wyoming Republican, claims his bill will
    "put local and Main Street retailers on a level playing field with
    their out-of-state and online counterparts."  What Enzi and his
    Democratic allies don't like to mention is how the fine print of the
    bill -- expected to be approved in a vote scheduled for late this
    afternoon -- also imposes a new tax regime aimed at companies
    producing downloadable software or Web services."

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