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House committee backs bill exempting small sellers from sales-permit requirement up to $5,000
Summary
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee voted Feb. 10, 2025, to send House Bill 144 to the full House with a due-pass recommendation. The bill defines a "small seller" as an Idaho resident whose cumulative annual sales do not exceed $5,000 and exempts those sellers from obtaining temporary or regular sales permits, with specified exclusions and recordkeeping requirements.
BOISE, Idaho — The House Revenue and Taxation Committee voted Feb. 10, 2025, to send House Bill 144 to the full House with a due-pass recommendation. The bill defines a "small seller" as an Idaho resident whose cumulative annual sales do not exceed $5,000 and exempts those sellers from obtaining temporary or regular sales permits, with specified exclusions and recordkeeping requirements.
Representative Jason Monks, R.-District 22, told the committee HB 144 “creates what’s called a small seller” and emphasized it “does not create a small seller’s permit; it just identifies what a small seller is.” Monks said the $5,000 threshold is intended to cover occasional, low-volume sellers such as garage-sale hosts, lemonade stands and individuals selling used household items online.
Under the bill text Monks presented, certain items are…
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