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Equity in Interstate Competition Act of 1987

Introduced: April 1, 1987 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 1988
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 28, 1988
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 30, 1988
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 3, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.
Apr 1, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Apr 1, 1987
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equity in Interstate Competition Act of 1987 - Empowers any State and the District of Columbia to require a person to collect a State sales tax imposed with respect to the sale of tangible personal property if: (1) the destination of sale is in such State; and (2) such person engages in regular or systematic soliciting of sales in such State and has, within a specified one-year period, gross receipts from the sale of such property that exceed either $500,000 within the State or $12,500,000 nationally.

Sets forth certain requirements that will qualify certain local sales taxes for treatment as State sales taxes.

Prohibits a State from requiring any person who collects a State sales tax to make an accounting for the receipts of such tax on the basis of the geographical location at which the taxable transaction occurs.

Limits the authority of the State to require a taxpayer to: (1) file more than four tax returns reporting the amount of such tax collected or required to be collected in any one-year period; or (2) file a return and remit the receipts of such tax more frequently than once in a calendar quarter, or before the expiration of the 20-day period beginning on the last day of the period for which such return is required to be filed.

Provides that any person required by a State to collect a State sales tax shall be subject to the laws of that State relating to such tax.

What's happening now September 21, 1988

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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