2016 US Code
Title 4 - Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States
Chapter 4 - The States
Sec. 117 - Sourcing rules

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Citation 4 U.S.C. § 117 (2016)
Section Name §117. Sourcing rules
Section Text

(a) Treatment of Charges for Mobile Telecommunications Services.—Notwithstanding the law of any State or political subdivision of any State, mobile telecommunications services provided in a taxing jurisdiction to a customer, the charges for which are billed by or for the customer's home service provider, shall be deemed to be provided by the customer's home service provider.

(b) Jurisdiction.—All charges for mobile telecommunications services that are deemed to be provided by the customer's home service provider under sections 116 through 126 of this title are authorized to be subjected to tax, charge, or fee by the taxing jurisdictions whose territorial limits encompass the customer's place of primary use, regardless of where the mobile telecommunication services originate, terminate, or pass through, and no other taxing jurisdiction may impose taxes, charges, or fees on charges for such mobile telecommunications services.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 106–252, §2(a), July 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 627.)

Editorial Notes EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT

Section effective July 28, 2000, and applicable only to customer bills issued after the first day of the first month beginning more than 2 years after July 28, 2000, see section 3 of Pub. L. 106–252, set out as a note under section 116 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 4 - FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 4 - FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
CHAPTER 4 - THE STATES
Sec. 117 - Sourcing rules
Contains section 117
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 114 Stat. 627
Public Law References Public Law 106-252
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