Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 13, 2019)
Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019
This bill 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.
What just happenedMar 13, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1847-1849)
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 13, 2019
- Mar 13, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1847-1849)
Finance Committee - Mar 13, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate