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HB194: Retail Sales and Use Tax; absorption and payment by seller.
Chief Patron
Del.
Bobby Orrock (R-54)
Bobby Orrock
(R-54)
Thornburg, VA
Served: 1990–
Progress
| Introduced | |
| Passed Committee | |
| Passed House | |
| Passed Senate | |
| Signed by Governor | |
| Became Law |
Status
02/12/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee
Summary
Sales and use tax; absorption and payment by seller. Permits any seller not to collect sales and use tax from the purchaser, and to absorb such tax himself. A dealer electing to absorb such taxes shall be liable for payment of such taxes to the Tax Commissioner in the same manner as he is for tax collected from a purchaser.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/23/2008, 01/23/2008 and 02/12/2008.
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Comments
Lots of places already do exactly this; I can only assume that it's quite legal. Perhaps Del. Orrock's bill is more narrowly tailored than the title and summary describes it as?