Merchant Category Code Neutrality Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 21, 2023)
Merchant Category Code Neutrality Act
This bill prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from auditing a taxpayer based primarily on the Merchant Category Codes, or other similar codes, used to classify the goods or services provided by the taxpayer's business. The bill defines Merchant Category Code to mean classification codes assigned by payment card organizations to merchants or payees that accept their payment cards to classify the goods or services provided or furnished by a merchant or payee.
What just happenedMar 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S861-862)
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 21, 2023
- Mar 21, 2023IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S861-862)
Finance Committee - Mar 21, 2023IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate