US HB1725 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from imposing (1) multiple taxes on the sale of a covered electronic good or service, or (2) discriminatory taxes on the sale or use of a digital good or service. A "digital good or service" is delivered or transferred electronically to a customer. A "covered electronic good or service" is a digital good, digital service, audio or video programming service, or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service. The bill also specifies services that are excluded from the definition of "digital service;" restricts taxation of a covered electronic good or service to taxation by a state or local jurisdiction whose territorial limits encompass a customer tax address, as defined by this bill; makes the seller of covered electronic goods or services responsible for obtaining and maintaining such address; and specifies rules regarding the taxation of bundled transactions, digital code, and VoIP services.

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Title

Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-04-12HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
2019-03-13HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-03-13HouseSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E295)
2019-03-13HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB765 (Same As) 2019-03-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1847-1849)

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