Bill Text: MA S1282 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: Create a sales tax allowance for retail vendors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 5/6 at 10:00 AM in Hearing Room B2 [S1282 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1282-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Brian A. Joyce

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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 Creating a sales tax allowance for retail vendors.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Brian A. Joyce

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth


 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act Creating a sales tax allowance for retail vendors.



                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.  Section 3 of chapter 64H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Subsection (a) the following clause:-

(a 1/2)  each vendor in the commonwealth shall be entitled to retain 2% of the full amount of the tax imposed by this chapter, but in no event shall the vendor be entitled to keep more than $100.00 per fiscal quarter,  as an allowance for collecting taxes on behalf of the commonwealth. 

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