Bill Text: MA H3956 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Establish a local lodging excise tax
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 9/23 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room B2 [H3956 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3956-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Timothy Madden
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to local excise tax.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
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Timothy Madden |
Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to local excise tax.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 64G of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 3A the following section:—
Section 3B. Any city or town located within the county of Dukes County which accepts the provisions of this section shall be authorized to impose a local excise tax upon the transfer of occupancy of any room or rooms in a bed and breakfast establishment, hotel, lodging house or motel located within such city or town by any operator at a rate up to, but not exceeding, 2 per cent of the total amount of rent for each such occupancy. No excise shall be imposed if the total amount of rent is less than $15 per day or its equivalent or if the accommodation is exempt under the provisions of section 2. The operator shall pay the local excise tax imposed under this section to the commissioner at the same time and in the same manner as the excise tax due the commonwealth. All sums received by the commissioner under this section as excise, penalties or forfeitures, interest, costs of suit and fines shall at least quarterly be distributed, credited and paid by the state treasurer upon certification of the commissioner to each city or town that has adopted the provisions of this section in proportion to the amount of such sums received from the transfer of occupancy in each such city or town. This section shall only take effect in a city or town accepting the provisions of this section..The provisions of this section shall take effect on the first day of the calendar quarter following 30 days after such acceptance, or on the first day of such later calendar quarter as the city or town may designate. The city or town, in accepting the provisions of this section, may not revoke or otherwise amend the applicable local tax rate more often than once in any 12 month period.
The commissioner of the department of revenue shall make available to any city or town requesting such information the total amount of room occupancy tax collected in the preceding fiscal year in the city or town requesting the information.
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