H.R. 1083 · 111th Congress
Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rick Boucher
- 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.