HP1154
LD 1645
First Regular Session - 123rd Legislature - Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF LR 2544
Item 2
Bill Tracking Chamber Status

Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1811, first ¶,  as amended by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. TTTT, §2 and affected by §3, is further amended to read:

A tax is imposed on the value of all tangible personal property and taxable services sold at retail in this State. The rate of tax is 7% on the value of liquor sold in licensed establishments as defined in Title 28-A, section 2, subsection 15, in accordance with Title 28-A, chapter 43; 7% on the value of rental of living quarters in any hotel, rooming house or tourist or trailer camp; 10% on the value of rental for a period of less than one year of an automobile; 7% on the value of prepared food; and 5% on the value of all other tangible personal property and taxable services. Value is measured by the sale price, except as otherwise provided. The value of rental for a period of less than one year of an automobile is the total rental charged to the lessee and includes, but is not limited to, maintenance and service contracts, drop-off or pick-up fees, airport surcharges, mileage fees and any separately itemized charges on the rental agreement to recover the owner’s estimated costs of the charges imposed by government authority for title fees, inspection fees, local excise tax and agent fees on all vehicles in its rental fleet registered in the State.

summary

This amendment clarifies that the value of a motor vehicle rental for a period of less than one year is the total rental charged to the lessee and includes maintenance and service contract fees, drop-off or pick-up fees, airport surcharges and mileage fees.


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