§ 44-18.1-28 — § 44-18.1-28. Library of definitions.

Rhode Island § 44-18.1-28

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 44: Taxation
• Ch. 44-18.1: Adoption of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement

Text

§ 44-18.1-28. Library of definitions.

Each member state shall utilize common definitions as provided in this section. The terms defined are set out in the Library of Definitions, in Appendix C of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. A member state shall adhere to the following principles:

(A) If a term defined in the Library of Definitions appears in a member state's sales and use tax statutes or administrative rules or regulations, the member state shall enact of adopt the Library definition of the term in its statutes or administrative rules or regulations in substantially the same language as the Library definition.

(B) A member state shall not use a Library definition in its sales or use tax statutes or administrative rules or regulations that is contrary to the meaning of the Library definition.

(C) Except as specifically provided in § 44-18.1-16 and the Library of Definitions, a member state shall impose a sales or use tax on all products or services included within each definition or exempt from sales or use tax all products or services within each definition.

Legislative History

P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 30, § 12.