Tax Ban
Internet Tax Freedom Act - Missed Opportunity to Help Internet Grow
Annette Nellen -
October 31, 2007 - 7:00pm
On 10/31, President Bush signed a bill to extend the Internet tax moratorium for 7 more years (H.R. 3678). Without the extension, the ban would have expired on 11/1/07. The ban is on state and local taxes on Internet access and multiple or discriminatory taxes on e-commerce. It has been around since 1998, originally designed to help the Internet grow.
While lawmakers and the President seem unable to say enough wonderful things about the ban, it has problems. Here are a few:
