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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TAXATION - LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION

     

     Introduced By: Senator William A.Walaska

     Date Introduced: January 29, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 44-18-19 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-18 entitled "Sales and

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Use Taxes - Liability and Computation" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     44-18-19. Collection of sales tax by retailer. -- The retailer shall add the tax imposed by

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this chapter to the sale price or charge, and when added the tax constitutes a part of the price or

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charge, is a debt from the consumer or user to the retailer, and is recoverable at law in the same

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manner as other debts; provided, that the amount of tax that the retailer collects from the

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consumer or user is as follows:

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      and where the amount of the sale is more than one dollar and eight cents ($1.08) the

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amount of the tax is computed at the rate of six percent (6%).; provided that the amount of tax

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that the retailer collects from the consumer or user for the period commencing July 1, 1990 is as

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follows:

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      and where the amount of the sale is more than one dollar and seven cents ($1.07) the

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amount of the tax is computed at the rate of seven percent (7%).

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2014.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TAXATION - LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION

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     This act would reduce the sales tax from 7% to 6%.

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     This act would take effect on July 1, 2014.

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