HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2435        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2610

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the inventory tax.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/17/2013

George N. Peterson, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/29/2013

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

1/30/2013

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/18/2013

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

1st Plymouth

1/25/2013

Donald Humason

 

 

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

 

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

 

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

 

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

 

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

 

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

 

Matthew A. Beaton

11th Worcester

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2435        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2610

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2610) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to the inventory tax in the Commonwealth.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to the inventory tax.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be a special commission to study and report on the inventory tax. The commission shall consist of 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house, and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house; 2 members of the senate, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate president, and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 representative of the national federation of independent business; 1 representative of the department of revenue; and 1 representative of the massachusetts municipal association. The scope of the commission shall include, but shall not be limited to, studying: the impact of the inventory tax on the state budget and on municipal budgets; the budgetary cost of phasing out or eliminating the inventory tax; the financial and employment impacts on businesses within the commonwealth; a comprehensive review and evaluation of the inventory tax throughout the United States; and the results of reforming, phasing out or eliminating the inventory tax throughout the United States. As used in this section, the term "inventory tax" shall refer collectively to the following: (1) both the tangible property measure and the net-worth measure of the non-income portion of the corporate excise tax, as levied by the department of revenue; and (2) personal property tax, as levied by municipalities within the commonwealth.

(b) The commission shall report the results of its investigation and study and its recommendations by filing the same with the clerk of the senate, the clerk of the house of representatives, the department of revenue, and the joint committee on revenue not later than one year after the first meeting of the commission is convened.

(c) The commission shall conduct its first meeting not later than 60 days after the effective date of this act.