Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009

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.

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Timeline

1. 13 February 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 February 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 February 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 March 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 13 February 2009 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 February 2009

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 February 2009

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 February 2009

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Sponsors

• Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Sponsor
• ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• WALTER JONES · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Jim Jordan · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
• Robert Wittman · R · Cosponsor
• ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Cosponsor
• Trent Franks · R · Cosponsor
• Doug Lamborn · R · Cosponsor
• Thomas Rooney · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-21] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Zoe Lofgren · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Ted Poe · R · Cosponsor
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