New Federal Digital Goods and Services Bill Proposed

Representative Lamar Smith (Republican, Texas) has introduced a bill to bar multiple taxes on digital goods and services. Smith had proposed an earlier bill which failed to pass. This bill is a revised version of the earlier bill. The proposed bill – called the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 – would only allow a state to tax sales of digital goods and services to customers with a tax address within that state. Additionally, states would be barred from imposing multiple taxes on digital goods. The bill defines digital goods as sounds, images, data and facts maintained in digital form. Internet access service is not included as a digital good in the bill. (H.R. 3724)

Posted on January 28, 2014