Senate Committee Substitute

SCS/SB 131 - This act establishes provisions relating to firearms tax relief.

FIREARMS EXCISE TAX INCOME TAX CREDIT

For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, this act authorizes a tax credit for taxpayers making sales of firearms or ammunition. The tax credit shall be equal to the amount of the federal firearms and ammunition excise tax imposed on the sale of such firearms and ammunition sold by the taxpayer during the tax year.

Tax credits authorized by the act shall be refundable, but shall not be transferred, sold, or assigned. A taxpayer shall not be able to claim a tax credit pursuant to the act if the taxpayer also retained sales taxes pursuant to the act for the same federal firearms excise tax paid.

This act shall sunset on December 31, 2029, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly. (Section 135.098)

FIREARMS EXCISE TAX SALES TAXES

Beginning August 28, 2023, this act provides that all sales of firearms and ammunition made in this state shall be exempt from state and local sales taxes.

Beginning August 28, 2023, from every remittance of sales tax to the Director of Revenue made by a person selling firearms or ammunition, the person shall be entitled to deduct and retain an amount equal to the amount of the federal firearms and ammunition excise tax paid by such person on the sale of ammunition and firearms sold by such person.

This act is substantially similar to SB 1102 (2022) and SB 567 (2021). (Section 144.064)

JOSH NORBERG


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