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Legislature considers bills on internet sales tax, Keno funds

LINCOLN — Lawmakers this week debated bills dealing with sales tax for online retailers, emancipation of minors and how keno revenue would be handled, among other bills.

A bill to require some online retailers without physical locations in Nebraska to collect and remit sales tax if their gross sales exceed $100,000 a year was debated on March 6. LB 44. Introduced by Sen. Dan Watermeier of Syracuse, the bill would also require a retailer who does not collect state sales or use tax to notify Nebraska purchasers that the tax is due and to send them a notice by Jan. 31 of each year showing the total amount paid for taxable items. A penalty of $10,000 could be applied to a retailer who fails to send the notifications. Watermeier filed a motion to invoke cloture ending debate, which succeeded with a vote of 35-8. Senators then voted 34-7 to advance the bill to final reading.

 

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