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FC: Reports from Dallas meeting of Net tax advisory commission
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 10:10:18 -0600
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http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,35080,00.html
Panel Negotiates Net Tax 'Nexus'
by Declan McCullagh (declan () wired com)
3:00 a.m. Mar. 21, 2000 PST
DALLAS -- The future of Internet taxation is being
decided, not surprisingly, in the back room of a luxury
hotel.
Six members of a congressional advisory panel met
privately Monday evening on the second floor of the ritzy
Fairmont Hotel here, and the outcome will influence
whether American consumers have to pay more for
mail-order and Internet purchases.
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http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,35059,00.html
Panel Nixes Net Taxes
by Declan McCullagh (declan () wired com)
2:20 p.m. Mar. 20, 2000 PST
DALLAS -- Opponents of Internet taxes Monday won a
preliminary victory during the final meeting of a
Congressional advisory panel.
Chairman James Gilmore, Republican governor of Virginia,
outmaneuvered the pro-tax members of the commission
with a ruling that set the stage for including a hands-off
pact in the group's report to Congress.
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