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HR 1083 111th Congress House Taxation State and local taxation

Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009

Introduced: February 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Feb 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 - Expands the federal prohibition against state taxation of interstate commerce to: (1) include taxation of out-of-state transactions involving all forms of property, including intangible personal property and services (currently, only sales of tangible personal property are protected); and (2) prohibit state taxation of an out-of-state entity unless such entity has a physical presence in the taxing state. Sets forth criteria for determining that a person has a physical presence in a state.

What's happening now March 16, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2