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118th Congress Taxation

S. 898: Merchant Category Code Neutrality Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Mar 21, 2023
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Mar 21, 2023

This bill prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from auditing a taxpayer based primarily on the Merchant Category Codes, or other similar codes, used to classify the goods or services provided by the taxpayer's business. The bill defines Merchant Category Code to mean classification codes assigned by payment card organizations to merchants or payees that accept their payment cards to classify the goods or services provided or furnished by a merchant or payee.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Mar 21, 2023Introduced in the Senate by John Thune.
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  1. Mar 21, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 21, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S861-862)