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The Cyber-Taxman Cometh

Unless you've been paying close attention, you might not have noticed that the Internet Tax Freedom Act is about to expire on Nov. 1, and unless Congress does something about it, this could result in

By Ara C. Trembly | Updated on October 21, 2007

Unless you’ve been paying close attention, you might not have noticed that the Internet Tax Freedom Act is about to expire on Nov. 1, and unless Congress does something about it, this could result in a whole new spate of taxes from local or state authorities on Internet access.

First adopted in 1998 and renewed in 2004, the law protects us against government entities putting taxes on Internet access the way they do on telephone usage.

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