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President Clinton signs the Internet Tax Freedom Act moratorium

Name: President Clinton signs the Internet Tax Freedom Act moratorium
Start: 1998-10-21
Location: United States

President Clinton signed the Internet Tax Freedom Act, establishing a temporary moratorium on new state and local taxes on Internet access and multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.

The moratorium helped shape the early regulatory environment for online commerce by preventing new local taxes on Internet access and setting a precedent for how governments would approach taxing e‑commerce.

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Date: October 21, 1998
President: Bill Clinton
Category: Legislation
Era: Modern Era

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