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Staff explains difference between excise and sales taxes; Streamline concerns noted

2138319 · January 22, 2025
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Summary

Committee discussed structural differences between excise and sales taxes, the potential Streamline sales-tax implications of labeling a sales-like charge an excise, and the existing cannabis excise tax as an example.

Committee staff sketched the legal and practical differences between sales taxes and excise taxes and warned against labeling a sales-like broad-based charge as an excise in a way that could conflict with Streamline Sales Tax governing principles.

Kirby summarized the typical distinctions: excise taxes are often targeted at specific goods,…

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