HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 421 FILED ON: 1/12/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1619
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John H. Rogers
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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 bundled cellular telephone transactions.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
John H. Rogers | 12th Norfolk | 1/12/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 421 FILED ON: 1/12/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1619
By Mr. Rogers of Norwood, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1619) of John H. Rogers relative to the sales tax on bundled cellular telephone transactions. Revenue. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2670 OF 2015-2016.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to bundled cellular telephone transactions.
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. Section 6 of chapter 64H of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following new section:
(x) Allowances afforded to a purchaser in a bundled cellular telephone transaction, so-called. For the purposes of this subsection, allowances exempt from taxation shall be the difference between the amount the dealer charges for a particular telephone in a bundled transaction and the price the dealer would charge for that same telephone in an unbundled transaction.