D.C. Tax Code Would Get Major Overhaul Under Task Force Plan

The District of Columbia could be in for significant tax system changes, including the repeal of several taxes and fees levied on businesses, under a sweeping proposal floated late Friday.

But the resulting tax losses would be backfilled with a new tax on businesses’ gross receipts, higher taxes on multistate corporations, and a new type of tax on technology companies that extract data from district residents.

The tax code changes are featured in a package of 39 draft recommendations from the DC Tax Revision Commission, an 11-member task force formed by Mayor Muriel Bowser ...