Web Tax Guidelines Bill for States Re-Introduced in House

House Telecommunications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Rep Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) have reintroduced a bill that would raise the bar for states that want to tax Web sites. The goal of the bill, The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act, is to "clarify the confusion surrounding when states can levy business activity taxes on out-of-state businesses," the legislators said. Specifically it will provide guidelines for when an out-of-state business can be taxed for doing business in a state.