Connecticut 2012 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05275 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/22/2012

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5275
February Session, 2012  LCO No. 594
Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
Introduced by:
REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5275 

February Session, 2012

LCO No. 594

Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding 

Introduced by:

REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING AN EXEMPTION FROM THE SALES TAX FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO BUSINESSES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That subparagraph (I) of subdivision (37) of subsection (a) of section 12-407 of the general statutes be amended to exclude from the sales tax any environmental services provided to industrial, commercial or income-producing real property.

Statement of Purpose: 

To remove the sales tax on environmental services to businesses, including cleanup of hazardous spills, evaluation of contamination and similar services, in order to prevent loss of business in such services to other states.