Senators look to extend ban on Internet taxes

Sens Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced legislation that would extend a law banning federal, state and local governments from taxing Internet access.

The Internet Tax Freedom Act, originally enacted in 1998, is set to expire in November 2014. The bill from Sens Ayotte and Heller would extend the ban indefinitely. The Internet Tax Freedom Act bans taxes on Internet access and Internet-only services like email, but it does not prohibit sales taxes on online purchases. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and others are pushing legislation that would allow states to tax online purchases from other states.