H.R. 1083 · 111th Congress

Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2009-02-13
Latest action
2009-03-16 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

Summary

Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 - Expands the federal prohibition against state taxation of interstate commerce to: (1) include taxation of out-of-state transactions involving all forms of property, including intangible personal property and services (currently, only sales of tangible personal property are protected); and (2) prohibit state taxation of an out-of-state entity unless such entity has a physical presence in the taxing state. Sets forth criteria for determining that a person has a physical presence in a state.