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AR HB1903

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/12/2021

Primary Sponsor

Spencer Hawks

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Origin

House of Representatives

93rd General Assembly (2021 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Exempts purchases of digital books and electronic subscriptions from Arkansas gross receipts tax and compensating use tax when bought by public schools or libraries
  • Defines "digital book" as a digital version of a work generally recognized in the ordinary and usual sense as a book
  • Defines "electronic subscription" as payment for electronic access to newspapers or periodicals, whether purchased individually or as a set
  • Defines "library" as an organization or part of an organization owned by a public or private school, institution of higher education, municipality, county, or the state that maintains a collection of books or periodicals for public reading, borrowing, or reference
  • Takes effect on the first day of the second calendar month following the bill's effective date

Legislative Description

To Exempt The Purchase Of Digital Books And Electronic Subscriptions From Sales And Use Tax When Purchased By A Public School Or Library.

Last Action

Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint Interim Committee on REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE

4/21/2021

Committee Referrals

Revenue and Taxation4/12/2021

Full Bill Text

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