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HB 0678 - Telecommunications Tax Reform
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Tracking Level: Evaluating
Sponsor: Ehrhart, Earl 36th
Last Action: 1/13/2014 - House Second Readers
House Committee: W&M
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

This bill is a comprehensive revision of all taxation of communication services. Among the plethora of changes, the bill provides for: a sales tax exemption for electricity in an Internet data center, including eligible property used at such center; applicability of sales tax to prepaid wireless service and prepaid wireless calling service; a sales tax sourcing rules applicable to communications services; a 5% tax on direct broadcast satellite; a 2& state tax on communications services other than direct broadcast satellite services; a 3% local tax on communications services other than direct broadcast satellite service; a 2% local tax on telecommunications services; and a 1% tax on telecommunications services (apparently for education purposes). In addition, the bill eliminates numerous taxation and fee provisions from TiTles 36 and 46.


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