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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 14, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jan 14, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 14, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S302-303)
Jan 14, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) permit any qualified broadband expenditure which is paid or incurred by the taxpayer to be treated as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account; and (2) any expenditure so treated to be allowed as a deduction. Defines terms and sets forth rules.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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