Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 1370

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Background

Title

Description: Sales tax; require sales receipts to differentiate between food sales and other sales if tax is reduced on sales of certain food.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Principal Author: Howell

Code Section: A 027-0065-0093

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-93, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE RATE OF TAX IS REDUCED BELOW SEVEN PERCENT ON RETAIL SALES OF FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION NOT PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS BUT WHICH WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM SALES TAX IF SUCH FOOD WERE PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS, THEN THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE TAX COMMISSION SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING TAXPAYERS THAT MAKE SUCH RETAIL SALES OF FOOD TO PROVIDE RECEIPTS, TICKETS OR SIMILAR RECORDS IDENTIFYING WHICH SALES ARE OF FOOD AND WHICH SALES ARE NOT OF FOOD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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