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Senate approves bill to compel some remote sellers to collect Utah sales tax amid multi‑state strategy
Summary
Senators debated and approved a substitute to Senate Bill 110 requiring out‑of‑state merchants exceeding a $100,000 threshold to collect Utah sales tax. Sponsor said the measure enforces existing tax obligations and aims to pressure Congress or courts to resolve the Quill precedent; members raised constitutional and small‑seller concerns.
Senator Orrin Bramble (as identified in the transcript) moved the first substitute to Senate Bill 110, a measure to require out‑of‑state merchants that sell into Utah above a $100,000 threshold to collect and remit Utah sales tax. Bramble framed the measure as enforcement of taxes already due under state law rather than a new tax, and he described the proposal as part of a multi‑state strategy to prod congressional action or to produce a judicial reconsideration of the Quill decision.
The bill would require businesses meeting the threshold to collect and remit sales tax like brick‑and‑mortar retailers. Bramble also said the substitute includes affiliate nexus (so‑called…
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