Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Senate approves online sales tax changes to conform with Wayfair, repeals vendor rebate and lockbox provision
Summary
Senators passed amendments to Utah law aligning state sales tax rules with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision, setting thresholds for remote sellers, ending an 18% vendor compensation rebate and repealing a previously established lockbox tied to a $55 million trigger; sponsors said changes preserve tax neutrality while opponents urged caution about funding priorities.
The Utah Senate voted this special session to advance changes to state sales and use tax law to conform to the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2018 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, which allows states to require many remote sellers to collect sales tax.
Senator Allen Bramble, sponsor of SB2001, told the chamber the bill codifies the de minimis thresholds used in South Dakota — $100,000 in annual sales into Utah or 200 transactions a year — and ends the 18 percent vendor compensation payment that had been provided to vendors who voluntarily collected Utah sales taxes. Bramble said the bill also sets the effective date so mandatory…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
