Two articles that rely on the USA Today report this morning: http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2001/06/14/technology/net_taxes/ http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article/0,2171,4_784701,00.html But Newsbytes reports this afternoon that there's no deal after all: http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166855.html ******* Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:09:57 -0400 To: Declan McCullagh <declanat_private> From: James Plummer <jplummerat_private> You may want to send this article to Politech. The Senate and, apparently, the President are laying the groundwork for a sales-tax cartel that will keep track of what consumers buy online in government-mandated databases. From http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/washphoto.htm 06/13/2001 - Updated 11:15 PM ET Senators reach Internet tax deal By Tom Squitieri, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Senate negotiators have reached a deal that would extend a moratorium on new Internet taxes until 2006 but open the door to increased collection of existing sales taxes that now go largely unpaid on Internet and catalogue sales. The bipartisan compromise would not immediately change the status quo, under which most consumers making purchases over the Internet and through catalogues avoid paying sales taxes. "No one is talking about imposing new taxes on anyone," Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said. But in a concession to state and local governments that rely on sales taxes for about one-third of their revenue, states would have five years to simplify their sales tax-collection systems. If Congress approves the plan, taxes on almost all Internet and catalogue purchases would then be collected. [...] James Plummer jplummerat_private Policy Analyst, Consumer Alert Phone: 202-467-5809 Fax: 202-467-5814 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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