Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019
Latest action · Apr 12, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019
This bill prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from imposing (1) multiple taxes on the sale of a covered electronic good or service, or (2) discriminatory taxes on the sale or use of a digital good or service.
A "digital good or service" is delivered or transferred electronically to a customer. A "covered electronic good or service" is a digital good, digital service, audio or video programming service, or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service.
The bill also
- specifies services that are excluded from the definition of "digital service;"
- restricts taxation of a covered electronic good or service to taxation by a state or local jurisdiction whose territorial limits encompass a customer tax address, as defined by this bill;
- makes the seller of covered electronic goods or services responsible for obtaining and maintaining such address; and
- specifies rules regarding the taxation of bundled transactions, digital code, and VoIP services.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2019 to Nov 8, 2019, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | Original | Mar 13, 2019 |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Jun 25, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Nov 8, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- Mar 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Mar 13, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E295)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 765 | Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Mar 13, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2019Introduced in House
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