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MO HB756
Bill
Status
1/29/2015
Primary Sponsor
Ronald Hicks
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AI Summary
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Repeals seven existing sections and enacts four new sections creating the "Prepaid Wireless Telecommunications Business License Tax Sourcing Act" (sections 92.077 to 92.086)
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Prohibits municipalities from imposing business license taxes on gross receipts from prepaid wireless telecommunications service after August 28, 2015, except as specified in the new act
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Expands the definition of "telecommunications company" to include third-party retailers of wireless service and both facilities-based carriers and resellers
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Establishes a hierarchy for determining which municipality may tax prepaid wireless service based on: end user's residence/principal place of operations, billing address, store location of sale, or proportional distribution by area code if location is unknown
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Requires telecommunications companies to obtain and maintain customer information to determine the taxing municipality and protects companies from additional tax liability when relying on customer-provided information in good faith
Legislative Description
Changes provisions relating to municipal telecommunications business license taxes
Last Action
HCS Reported Do Pass (H)
5/5/2015