125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 961 LR 1028(01)
An Act To Exempt Internet Sales from the Sales and Use Tax
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Harmon of Palermo
Committee: Taxation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Current biennium revenue decrease - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Exempting all purchases made over the Internet from sales and use tax would result in reductions to General Fund revenue and would reduce revenue sharing.  Maine Revenue Services indicates that the revenue loss would total in the hundreds of millions each fiscal year.