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ID HJM014
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AI Summary
- Urges Idaho's congressional delegation to support amendments to the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 (H.R. 1083) or its successor to restrict state taxation of interstate motor carriers
- Proposes states may only tax interstate motor carriers that are incorporated in that state, have their principal place of business there, have real property there, or have obtained intrastate operating authority there
- Identifies that certain states have recently sought to collect state income and business taxes from out-of-state interstate motor carriers despite those carriers having no real property, fixed assets, or employees in those states
- Notes that some states have pursued many years of back taxes from interstate carriers based in Western States Transportation Alliance member states
- States that the interstate motor carrier industry is an essential economic component of the western United States and Idaho, consisting overwhelmingly of small businesses facing significant compliance cost burdens during economic distress
Legislative Description
Stating findings of the Legislature and urging the Idaho congressional delegation to support a change in federal law to restrict a state's taxation of certain interstate motor carriers.
BUSINESS ACTIVITY TAX SIMPLIFICATION ACT
Last Action
to Transp
3/24/2010
Committee Referrals
Transportation and Defense3/12/2010
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