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S. 898

Merchant Category Code Neutrality Act

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.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S861-862)

Sen. Thune, John [R-SD](R-SD)Sponsor
6 cosponsors6 R
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  1. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S861-862)

    Finance Committee
  2. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Merchant Category Code Neutrality Act — Informed