Hearing on H.R. 1054, the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which was introduced in a bipartisan effort to limit the ability of State & local governments to impose unnecessary & burdensome taxes on the Internet. Witnesses: Wade Anderson, Dir. of Tax Policy, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; Karl A. Frieden, Sr. Mgr., Arthur Andersen; Michael E. Liddick, Dir. of Taxes, America Online, Inc.; Mark Q. Rhoads, Legislative Dir., U.S. Internet Council; & Hon. Ron Wyden, Senator from Oregon. Also includes material submitted by Grover G. Norquist, Pres., Americans for Tax Reform; & prepared statement of U.S. Telephone Assoc.

Witnesses include: Senators Conrad Burns, Byron L. Dorgan, John McCain, and Ron Wyden; Wade Anderson, Director of Tax Policy, Office of the State Comptroller, State of Texas; Representatives Christopher Cox and Rich White; Kendall L. Houghton, general counsel, Committee on State Taxation; Timothy M. Kaine, Richmond city councilman, National League of Cities, Richmond, VA; Linda Rankin, general counsel, Bear Creek Corporation; Lawrence H. Summers, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Treasury; and James Walton, member, Association of Online Professionals.