Member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are likely to impose a value-added tax on software distributors when they import music and images through the Internet, OECD sources in Tokyo said Saturday.
While imported compact discs are taxed at customs, online distribution has been spared as it is difficult to track and tax.
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