said by ualdayan:said by JJ Johnson:I just received a reply to a question that I asked of the city's sales tax department:
> In response to your question, Larimer County District Court determined
> that the Comcast internet access charges are not taxable by the City
> of Fort Collins.
Very interesting. Would that mean that past city sales taxes should be refunded? Let's see... 12 years x 12 months x ~2.50 = $360.
Federal law says it is illegal for a state/county/city to tax internet service. (Internet PURCHASES are a different matter altogether, but the actual service connection can't be taxed.)
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arstechnica.com/tech-pol ··· tension/ Not quite. Article referenced is from Oct 26 2007, and notes that the bill passed by the House of Representatives extends the taxation ban for 4 years, presumably to 2011. The Senate version extends the ban for 7 years, to 2014. Also, "The nine states that managed to enact 'Net access taxes prior to the moratorium's enactment in 1998 are exempt from the ban, and would continue to be under the just-passed legislation. "
I'm not sure whether Colorado is one of the nine. No mention of whether the House and Senate came together to pass a bill with a seven year moratorium to the president. More research is necessary to see if this is the law.