* This is the modus mailing list * And the block, which sent it back to committee was the states that already were taxing. i.e. excise taxes on phone lines dedicated to internet, and business and occupation taxes on sales. One senator from Washington State and others are trying to get a provision to allow them to wean themselves off of the tax over the next 6 years or so.
I don't know all the particulars but it appears that states that are already taxing some portion of internet are going to get their way for now. But the main part of the bill seems to have enough support to go thru with the revisions of course. Washington state makes over 20 million a year on these excise taxes and 8 million on B & O Taxes. --------------------------------------------------- Gene DuCharme SysAdmin Inland Northwest Internet (inwi.net) 509-935-8923 USA Online Central (usaoc.com) 877-GO-USAOC 401 S. Park St. Chewelah, Wa. 99109 *****E-mail Certified Virus Free by ModusMail****** ************* http://www.vircom.com ************* --------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Herrera Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 7:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Modus] S.150 (The Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act) * This is the modus mailing list * Larry, What was blocked was the legislation making making the ban on internet tax permanent. This allows the Congress to now make legislation taxing the net. It is the block to the legislation that MUST be cleared in order to make keep the new taxes from happening. MikeH ---- A closed mouth gathers no foot. Mike Herrera Access One Online Services http://www.access-one.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry R. Garner Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 9:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Modus] S.150 (The Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act) * This is the modus mailing list * This has already been blocked, a few weeks ago. Larry ** To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line. ** To unsubscribe, send an Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the body or subject line.
