WASHINGTON-The Senate on Friday followed the House of Representatives’ Tuesday’s action and passed legislation by voice vote to mandate that wireless subscribers be taxed based on a single address.
The bill is important because of the 55,000 taxing jurisdictions in the country, 36,000 tax mobile-phone use. These jurisdictions have developed a variety of ways to tax wireless subscribers for the calls they make. The result is an overlapping taxation system where wireless customers may be taxed several times, in several jurisdictions, for placing a single phone call.
The bill now awaits presidential approval.
