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Introduced
01/20/2015
01/20/2015
In Committee
05/07/2015
05/07/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
07/31/2016
07/31/2016
Introduced Session
189th General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to the sales tax on mobile telecommunications devices purchased with a service contract. Revenue.
AI Summary
This bill proposes to amend existing Massachusetts General Laws concerning sales tax on mobile telecommunications devices. Specifically, it clarifies that when a vendor sells a mobile telecommunications device along with mobile telecommunications services, the sales tax will be calculated based on the price the consumer pays for the device itself at the time of purchase, rather than on the combined price of the device and the service contract. This change aims to provide clarity on how sales tax is applied to bundled cell phone purchases.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (28)
Denise Garlick (D)*,
Leah Allen (R),
Jay Barrows (R),
Jennifer Benson (D),
Tackey Chan (D),
Claire Cronin (D),
Josh Cutler (D),
Angelo D'Emilia (R),
Marjorie Decker (D),
Diana Dizoglio (D),
Carolyn Dykema (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
John Fernandes (D),
Sean Garballey (D),
Danielle Gregoire (D),
Louis Kafka (D),
Kay Khan (D),
Kevin Kuros (R),
Jason Lewis (D),
David Linsky (D),
Paul McMurtry (D),
Leonard Mirra (R),
Mike Moore (D),
Keiko Orrall (R),
Denise Provost (D),
Angelo Puppolo (D),
Jeff Roy (D),
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 05/07/2015)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H2517 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H2517.pdf |
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