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Committee sends bill to exempt incidental home sellers from permit requirement to Senate floor
Summary
The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee voted to send House Bill 144 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The bill defines a “small seller” and exempts individuals whose cumulative gross receipts do not exceed $5,000 in a calendar year from the sales‑tax seller’s permit requirement, while requiring recordkeeping after $3,000.
The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee voted to send House Bill 144 to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation after a discussion about simplifying sales‑tax administration for incidental home sellers.
Representative Monks, presenting the bill, said the measure “defines a small seller” and that a small seller is “an individual who makes sales that do not exceed $5,000 in cumulative gross receipts for a calendar year.” He told the committee the definition “does not include partnerships, corporations, or LLCs” and that the change is aimed at incidental sellers rather than people running a business.
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