Model Policies

Model Policies (page 39)

  • Resolution on Use of Transportation Taxes image

    Resolution on Use of Transportation Taxes

    Model Resolution WHEREAS, the movement of goods and people locally, regionally, nationally and internationally over this country’s highways, railroads and through our country’s airports and waterways is crucial to our…

  • Resolution Urging Congress to Eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax image

    Resolution Urging Congress to Eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax

    Model Resolution WHEREAS, the Alternative Minimum Tax adds significantly to the complexity of the tax code by forcing a significant proportion of the population to calculate taxes twice under different…

  • Taxpayer Protection Act image

    Taxpayer Protection Act

    Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title.} This Act shall be known and may be cited as The Taxpayer Protection Act Section 2. {Statement of purpose} It is…

  • Statement of Principles on Local Option Taxes image

    Statement of Principles on Local Option Taxes

    Statement of Principles on Local Option Taxes A growing trend in tax legislation has been the introduction of measures that authorize local governments to levy taxes on goods…

  • State Payment for State Mandates Act image

    State Payment for State Mandates Act

    Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Legislative Findings.} The legislature finds and declares that: (A) Actions of the state government that directly or indirectly prescribe the manner,…

  • Resolution Urging Congress to Reject Authorization of the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP) image

    Resolution Urging Congress to Reject Authorization of the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP)

    Model Resolution WHEREAS, the advent of the Internet has led to a number of collection issues in state and local sales and use tax collection, and; WHEREAS, similar collection issues…

  • Truth in Spending Act image

    Truth in Spending Act

     Truth in Spending Act Model Legislation  {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title} This act shall be known and may be cited as The Truth in Spending Act.

  • Government Services Competition Act image

    Government Services Competition Act

    Model Legislation  {Title, enacting clause, etc} Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Government Services Competition Act. Section 2. {Definitions.} An Act relating to activities in competition with…

  • 72- Hour Budget Review Act image

    72- Hour Budget Review Act

     72- Hour Budget Review Act Section 1. {Title} (A) This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “72-Hour Budget Review Act.” Section 2. {Statement of…

  • Capital Gains Tax Elimination Act image

    Capital Gains Tax Elimination Act

    Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Capital Gains Tax Elimination Act. Section 2. {Definitions.} For the purposes of this Act, the…

  • Efficiency in Government Act image

    Efficiency in Government Act

    Efficiency in Government Act Summary This bill establishes a framework for promoting bidding and streamlining government activities at the State level. It allows State officials to consider government priorities…

  • Congressional Delegate Mandate Constitution Act image

    Congressional Delegate Mandate Constitution Act

    Congressional Delegate Mandate Constitution Act Summary Unfunded federal mandates on state and local governments have become a tremendous financial burden. It has been estimated that during the 1990s, state…

  • Resolution Supporting Congressional Action to Affirm State Authority over Tax Incentives and Economic Development image

    Resolution Supporting Congressional Action to Affirm State Authority over Tax Incentives and Economic Development

    Resolution Supporting Congressional Action to Affirm State Authority over Tax Incentives and Economic Development Background The value of state tax incentives has always been a matter of vigorous…

  • Legislative Budget Audit Commission Act image

    Legislative Budget Audit Commission Act

    Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title} This Act may be cited as the Legislative Budget Audit Commission Act. Section 2. {Statement of Purpose} It is the intent…

  • Budget Reserve Account Act image

    Budget Reserve Account Act

    Budget Reserve Account Act Summary To help protect a state from sudden, unanticipated revenue shortfalls, budget reserve accounts should be implemented. These special funds provide a cushion for states…

  • Resolution on State and Local Business Activity Taxes image

    Resolution on State and Local Business Activity Taxes

    Resolution on State and Local Business Activity Taxes WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court, in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, 504 U.S. 298 (1992), held that remote sellers lacking…

  • Personal and Business Flat Tax Act image

    Personal and Business Flat Tax Act

    Personal and Business Flat Tax Act Summary This Act establishes a single, flat-rate tax on personal and business income. Though the ultimate flat tax on income is 0…

  • Privatization and Initiative Panel Act image

    Privatization and Initiative Panel Act

    Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc}    Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act may be cited as the Privatization Initiative Panel Act Section 2. {Privatization initiative panel.} (A) There…

  • Taxpayer Right to Appeal Act image

    Taxpayer Right to Appeal Act

    Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title.} This Act shall be known and may be cited as The Taxpayer Right to Appeal Act Section 2. {Statement of purpose} It…

  • Conditional Federal Funds Control Act image

    Conditional Federal Funds Control Act

    Conditional Federal Funds Control Act Summary     The purpose of this legislation is to coordinate the acceptance of federal conditional funds among the several states. Conditional federal fund…