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Thursday, May 26, 2011
U.S. Congress Getting Ready To Tax The Internet
Here’s an interesting conundrum, posed by Representative Dennis Ross (R-Florida), at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing held on Monday:
“Imagine you are sitting in Dulles airport in Virginia, waiting for a flight back to Florida,” Ross began in his opening remarks. “You download a music file from Apple, which is headquartered in California. The music is sent to you via a server in Oklahoma.”
Which of these states should be allowed to tax the sale?
Without a “clear national rule,” he warned at the hearing, “all four states may attempt to tax the transaction.”
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My Comment: Another tax grab .... get ready for it.
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