House File 2489 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2489 BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 671) A BILL FOR An Act relating to state and local revenue and finance by 1 modifying the income taxes, the sales and use taxes and 2 local option sales tax, the hotel and motel excise tax, the 3 automobile rental excise tax, the Iowa educational savings 4 plan trust, and the disabilities expenses savings plan 5 trust, making penalties applicable, and including immediate 6 effective date and retroactive and other applicability 7 provisions. 8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 9 TLSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh
H.F. 2489 DIVISION I 1 INCOME TAX CHANGES BEGINNING IN TAX YEAR 2018 2 Section 1. Section 422.7, Code 2018, is amended by adding 3 the following new subsections: 4 NEW SUBSECTION . 51. a. Notwithstanding any other provision 5 of law to the contrary, the increased expensing allowance under 6 section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by Pub. 7 L. No. 115-97, §13101, applies in computing net income for 8 state tax purposes for tax years beginning on or after January 9 1, 2018, subject to the limitations in this subsection. 10 b. If the taxpayer has taken the increased expensing 11 allowance under section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, 12 as amended by Pub. L. No. 115-97, §13101, for purposes of 13 computing federal adjusted gross income for tax years beginning 14 on or after January 1, 2018, then the taxpayer shall make the 15 following adjustments to federal adjusted gross income when 16 computing net income for state tax purposes for the same tax 17 year: 18 (1) Add the total amount of expense deduction taken on 19 section 179 property allowable for federal tax purposes under 20 section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by Pub. 21 L. No. 115-97, §13101. 22 (2) (a) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 23 2018, but before January 1, 2020, subtract the amount of 24 expense deduction on section 179 property allowable for federal 25 tax purposes under section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 as amended by Pub. L. No. 115-97, §13101, not to exceed one 27 hundred thousand dollars. The subtraction in this subparagraph 28 division shall be reduced, but not below zero, by the amount by 29 which the total cost of section 179 property placed in service 30 by the taxpayer during the tax year exceeds four hundred 31 thousand dollars. 32 (b) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, 33 subtract the amount of expense deduction on section 179 34 property allowable for federal tax purposes under section 179 35 -1- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 1/ 96
H.F. 2489 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by Pub. L. No. 115-97, 1 §13101, not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars. The 2 subtraction in this subparagraph division shall be reduced, 3 but not below zero, by the amount by which the total cost of 4 section 179 property placed in service by the taxpayer during 5 the tax year exceeds one million dollars. 6 (3) Any other adjustments to gains or losses necessary to 7 reflect adjustments made in subparagraphs (1) and (2). 8 c. The director shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 9 to administer this subsection. 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 52. a. For tax years beginning on or 11 after January 1, 2018, a taxpayer may elect to take advantage 12 of this subsection in lieu of subsection 51, but only if the 13 taxpayer’s total expensing allowance deduction for federal tax 14 purposes under section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, as 15 amended by Pub. L. No. 115-97, §13101, that is allocated to 16 the taxpayer from one or more partnerships, S corporations, or 17 limited liability companies electing to have the income taxed 18 directly to the individual exceeds one hundred thousand dollars 19 for a tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2018, but 20 before January 1, 2020, or exceeds two hundred fifty thousand 21 dollars for a tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, 22 and would, except as provided in this subsection, be limited 23 for purposes of computing net income for state tax purposes 24 pursuant to subsection 51. 25 b. A taxpayer who elects to take advantage of this 26 subsection shall make the following adjustments to federal 27 adjusted gross income when computing net income for state tax 28 purposes: 29 (1) Add the total amount of section 179 expense 30 deduction allocated to the taxpayer from all partnerships, S 31 corporations, or limited liability companies electing to have 32 the income taxed directly to the individual, to the extent the 33 allocated amount was allowed as a deduction to the taxpayer 34 for federal tax purposes for the tax year under section 179 of 35 -2- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 2/ 96
H.F. 2489 the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by Pub. L. No. 115-97, 1 §13101. 2 (2) From the amount added in subparagraph (1), do the 3 following: 4 (a) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, 5 but before January 1, 2020, subtract the first one hundred 6 thousand dollars of expensing allowance deduction on section 7 179 property. 8 (b) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, 9 subtract the first two hundred fifty thousand dollars of 10 expensing allowance deduction on section 179 property. 11 (3) The remaining amount, equal to the difference between 12 the amount added in subparagraph (1), and the amount subtracted 13 in subparagraph (2), may be deducted by the taxpayer but such 14 deduction shall be amortized equally over five tax years 15 beginning in the following tax year. 16 (4) Any other adjustments to gains or losses necessary to 17 reflect adjustments made in subparagraphs (1) through (3). 18 c. A taxpayer who elects to take advantage of this 19 subsection shall not take the increased expensing allowance 20 under section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by 21 Pub. L. No. 115-97, §13101, for any section 179 property placed 22 in service by the taxpayer in computing adjusted gross income 23 for state tax purposes. If the taxpayer has taken any such 24 deduction for purposes of computing federal adjusted gross 25 income, the taxpayer shall make the following adjustments to 26 federal adjusted gross income when computing net income for 27 state tax purposes: 28 (1) Add the total amount of expense deduction for federal 29 tax purposes taken on section 179 property placed in service by 30 the taxpayer under section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, as 31 amended by Pub. L. No. 115-97, §13101. 32 (2) Subtract the amount of depreciation allowable on such 33 property under the modified accelerated cost recovery system 34 described in section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code, without 35 -3- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 3/ 96
H.F. 2489 regard to section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The 1 taxpayer shall continue to take depreciation on the applicable 2 property in future tax years to the extent allowed under the 3 modified accelerated cost recovery system described in section 4 168 of the Internal Revenue Code, without regard to section 5 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. 6 (3) Any other adjustments to gains or losses necessary to 7 reflect the adjustments made in subparagraphs (1) and (2). 8 d. The election made under this subsection is for one tax 9 year and the taxpayer may elect or not elect to take advantage 10 of this subsection in any subsequent tax year. However, not 11 electing to take advantage of this subsection in a subsequent 12 tax year shall not affect the taxpayer’s ability to claim the 13 tax deduction under paragraph “b” , subparagraph (3), that 14 originated from a previous tax year. 15 e. The director shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 16 to administer this subsection. 17 Sec. 2. Section 422.9, subsection 2, paragraph h, Code 2018, 18 is amended to read as follows: 19 h. For purposes of calculating the deductions in this 20 subsection that are authorized under the Internal Revenue Code, 21 and to the extent that any of such deductions is determined by 22 an individual’s federal adjusted gross income, the individual’s 23 federal adjusted gross income is computed in accordance with 24 section 422.7, subsections 39, 39A, 39B, 51, 52, and 53 . 25 Sec. 3. TAX-FREE IRA DISTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN PUBLIC 26 CHARITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS SEVENTY AND ONE-HALF YEARS OF AGE 27 OR OLDER. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 28 contrary, for tax years beginning during the 2018 calendar 29 year, the exclusion from federal adjusted gross income for 30 certain qualified charitable distributions from an individual 31 retirement plan provided in section 408(d)(8) of the Internal 32 Revenue Code, as amended by Pub. L. No. 114-113, division Q, 33 §112, applies in computing net income for state tax purposes. 34 Sec. 4. STATE SALES AND USE TAX DEDUCTION. 35 -4- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 4/ 96
H.F. 2489 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for 1 tax years beginning during the 2018 calendar year, a taxpayer 2 who elects to itemize deductions for state tax purposes under 3 section 422.9, subsection 2, is allowed to take the deduction 4 for state sales and use tax in lieu of the deduction for state 5 and local income taxes under section 164(b)(5) of the Internal 6 Revenue Code, as amended by Pub. L. No. 114-113, division Q, 7 §106, in computing taxable income for state tax purposes, but 8 only if the taxpayer elected to deduct state sales and use 9 taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes for federal tax 10 purposes for the same tax year. 11 Sec. 5. EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR 2018. 12 Notwithstanding the definition of “Internal Revenue Code” 13 in section 422.3, for tax years beginning during the 2018 14 calendar year, any reference to the term “Internal Revenue 15 Code” in section 422.12B shall mean the Internal Revenue Code 16 of 1954, prior to the date of its redesignation as the Internal 17 Revenue Code of 1986 by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, or means 18 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended and in effect on 19 January 1, 2016, but shall not be construed to include any 20 amendment to the Internal Revenue Code enacted after January 1, 21 2016, including any amendment with retroactive applicability 22 or effectiveness. 23 Sec. 6. ACCOUNTING METHOD AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS 24 COUPLING PROVISIONS FOR TAX YEAR 2018. Notwithstanding any 25 other provision of law to the contrary, amendments to the 26 Internal Revenue Code enacted in Pub. L. No. 115-97, §13102, 27 §13221, §13504, §13541, §13543, §13611, and §13613, apply in 28 calculating federal adjusted gross income or federal taxable 29 income, as applicable, for state tax purposes for purposes of 30 chapter 422 for tax years beginning during the 2018 calendar 31 year to the extent those amendments affect the calculation of 32 federal adjusted gross income or federal taxable income, as 33 applicable, for federal tax purposes for tax years beginning 34 during the 2018 calendar year. 35 -5- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 5/ 96
H.F. 2489 Sec. 7. TEACHER EXPENSE DEDUCTION. Notwithstanding any 1 other provision of law to the contrary, for tax years beginning 2 during the 2018 calendar year, a taxpayer is allowed to take 3 the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary 4 school teachers allowed under section 62(a)(2)(D) of the 5 Internal Revenue Code, as amended by Pub. L. No. 114-113, 6 division Q, §104, in computing net income for state tax 7 purposes. 8 Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 9 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 10 Sec. 9. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. 11 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, this division of this 12 Act applies retroactively to January 1, 2018, for tax years 13 beginning on or after that date, but before January 1, 2019. 14 2. The sections of this division of this Act enacting 15 section 422.7, subsections 51 and 52, and amending section 16 422.9, subsection 2, paragraph “h”, apply retroactively to 17 January 1, 2018, for tax years beginning on or after that date. 18 DIVISION II 19 INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX CHANGES BEGINNING IN TAX YEAR 2019 20 Sec. 10. Section 422.4, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 21 2018, is amended to read as follows: 22 b. “Cumulative standard deduction factor” means the product 23 of the annual standard deduction factor for the 1989 2020 24 calendar year and all annual standard deduction factors for 25 subsequent calendar years as determined pursuant to this 26 subsection . The cumulative standard deduction factor applies 27 to all tax years beginning on or after January 1 of the 28 calendar year for which the latest annual standard deduction 29 factor has been determined. 30 Sec. 11. Section 422.4, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 31 following new subsection: 32 NEW SUBSECTION . 9A. “Internal Revenue Code” means the 33 Internal Revenue Code of 1954, prior to the date of its 34 redesignation as the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by the Tax 35 -6- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 6/ 96
H.F. 2489 Reform Act of 1986, or means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 1 as amended and in effect on January 1, 2018. This definition 2 shall not be construed to include any amendment to the 3 Internal Revenue Code enacted after the date specified in the 4 preceding sentence, including any amendment with retroactive 5 applicability or effectiveness. 6 Sec. 12. Section 422.4, subsection 16, Code 2018, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 16. The words “taxable income” mean the net income as 9 defined in section 422.7 minus the deductions allowed by 10 section 422.9 , in the case of individuals; in the case of 11 estates or trusts, the words “taxable income” mean the taxable 12 income (without a deduction for personal exemption) as 13 computed for federal income tax purposes under the Internal 14 Revenue Code, but with the following adjustments specified in 15 section 422.7 plus the Iowa income tax deducted in computing 16 the federal taxable income and minus federal income taxes as 17 provided in section 422.9 . : 18 a. Add back the personal exemption deduction taken in 19 computing federal taxable income. 20 b. Make the adjustments specified in section 422.7. 21 c. Add back Iowa income tax deducted in computing federal 22 taxable income. 23 d. Subtract federal income taxes as provided in section 24 422.9. 25 e. Add back seventy-five percent of the qualified business 26 income deduction under section 199A of the Internal Revenue 27 Code, as amended by Pub. L. No. 115-141, division T, §101, 28 taken in calculating federal taxable income. 29 Sec. 13. Section 422.5, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 1. a. A tax is imposed upon every resident and nonresident 32 of the state which tax shall be levied, collected, and paid 33 annually upon and with respect to the entire taxable income 34 as defined in this division at rates as follows: provided in 35 -7- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 7/ 96
H.F. 2489 section 422.5A. 1 a. On all taxable income from zero through one thousand 2 dollars, thirty-six hundredths of one percent. 3 b. On all taxable income exceeding one thousand dollars but 4 not exceeding two thousand dollars, seventy-two hundredths of 5 one percent. 6 c. On all taxable income exceeding two thousand dollars 7 but not exceeding four thousand dollars, two and forty-three 8 hundredths percent. 9 d. On all taxable income exceeding four thousand dollars but 10 not exceeding nine thousand dollars, four and one-half percent. 11 e. On all taxable income exceeding nine thousand dollars 12 but not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars, six and twelve 13 hundredths percent. 14 f. On all taxable income exceeding fifteen thousand dollars 15 but not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, six and forty-eight 16 hundredths percent. 17 g. On all taxable income exceeding twenty thousand dollars 18 but not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, six and eight-tenths 19 percent. 20 h. On all taxable income exceeding thirty thousand dollars 21 but not exceeding forty-five thousand dollars, seven and 22 ninety-two hundredths percent. 23 i. On all taxable income exceeding forty-five thousand 24 dollars, eight and ninety-eight hundredths percent. 25 j. b. (1) The tax imposed upon the taxable income of a 26 nonresident shall be computed by reducing the amount determined 27 pursuant to paragraphs “a” through “i” paragraph “a” by the 28 amounts of nonrefundable credits under this division and by 29 multiplying this resulting amount by a fraction of which the 30 nonresident’s net income allocated to Iowa, as determined in 31 section 422.8, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , is the numerator and 32 the nonresident’s total net income computed under section 422.7 33 is the denominator. This provision also applies to individuals 34 who are residents of Iowa for less than the entire tax year. 35 -8- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 8/ 96
H.F. 2489 (2) (a) The tax imposed upon the taxable income of a 1 resident shareholder in an S corporation or of an estate 2 or trust with a situs in Iowa that is a shareholder in an S 3 corporation, which S corporation has in effect for the tax 4 year an election under subchapter S of the Internal Revenue 5 Code and carries on business within and without the state, 6 may be computed by reducing the amount determined pursuant 7 to paragraphs “a” through “i” paragraph “a” by the amounts of 8 nonrefundable credits under this division and by multiplying 9 this resulting amount by a fraction of which the resident’s 10 or estate’s or trust’s net income allocated to Iowa, as 11 determined in section 422.8, subsection 2 , paragraph “b” , is 12 the numerator and the resident’s or estate’s or trust’s total 13 net income computed under section 422.7 is the denominator. If 14 a resident shareholder, or an estate or trust with a situs in 15 Iowa that is a shareholder, has elected to take advantage of 16 this subparagraph (2), and for the next tax year elects not to 17 take advantage of this subparagraph, the resident or estate or 18 trust shareholder shall not reelect to take advantage of this 19 subparagraph for the three tax years immediately following the 20 first tax year for which the shareholder elected not to take 21 advantage of this subparagraph, unless the director consents to 22 the reelection. This subparagraph also applies to individuals 23 who are residents of Iowa for less than the entire tax year. 24 (b) This subparagraph (2) shall not affect the amount of 25 the taxpayer’s checkoffs under this division , the credits from 26 tax provided under this division , and the allocation of these 27 credits between spouses if the taxpayers filed separate returns 28 or separately on combined returns. 29 Sec. 14. Section 422.5, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 30 2018, is amended to read as follows: 31 a. There is imposed upon every resident and nonresident of 32 this state, including estates and trusts, the greater of the 33 tax determined in subsection 1 , paragraphs “a” through “j” , or 34 the state alternative minimum tax equal to seventy-five percent 35 -9- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 9/ 96
H.F. 2489 of the maximum state individual income tax rate for the tax 1 year, rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percent, times 2 the state alternative minimum taxable income of the taxpayer as 3 computed under this subsection . 4 Sec. 15. NEW SECTION . 422.5A Tax rates. 5 The tax imposed in section 422.5 shall be calculated at 6 the following rates for tax years beginning in the following 7 calendar years: 8 2019 2020 and 9 subsequent 10 calendar years 11 1. On all taxable income from 12 0 through $1,000: 0.34% 0.32% 13 2. On all taxable income 14 exceeding $1,000 but not exceeding 15 $2,000: 0.68% 0.65% 16 3. On all taxable income 17 exceeding $2,000 but not exceeding 18 $4,000: 2.31% 2.20% 19 4. On all taxable income 20 exceeding $4,000 but not exceeding 21 $9,000: 4.28% 4.10% 22 5. On all taxable income 23 exceeding $9,000 but not exceeding 24 $15,000: 5.94% 5.60% 25 6. On all taxable income 26 exceeding $15,000 but not exceeding 27 $20,000: 6.29% 6.10% 28 7. On all taxable income 29 exceeding $20,000 but not exceeding 30 $30,000: 6.60% 6.58% 31 8. On all taxable income 32 exceeding $30,000 but not exceeding 33 $45,000: 7.84% 7.82% 34 9. On all taxable income 35 -10- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 10/ 96
H.F. 2489 exceeding $45,000: 8.89% 8.89% 1 Sec. 16. Section 422.5, subsection 6, Code 2018, is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 6. Upon determination of the latest cumulative inflation 4 factor, the director shall multiply each dollar amount set 5 forth in subsection 1 , paragraphs “a” through “i” section 6 422.5A by this cumulative inflation factor, shall round 7 off the resulting product to the nearest one dollar, and 8 shall incorporate the result into the income tax forms and 9 instructions for each tax year. 10 Sec. 17. Section 422.7, subsection 39A, unnumbered 11 paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 12 The additional first-year depreciation allowance authorized 13 in section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, as enacted by 14 Pub. L. No. 110-185, §103, Pub. L. No. 111-5, §1201, Pub. L. 15 No. 111-240, §2022, Pub. L. No. 111-312, §401, Pub. L. No. 16 112-240, §331, and Pub. L. No. 113-295, §125, Pub. L. No. 17 114-113, division Q, §143, and Pub. L. No. 115-97, §13201, does 18 not apply in computing net income for state tax purposes. If 19 the taxpayer has taken the additional first-year depreciation 20 allowance for purposes of computing federal adjusted gross 21 income, then the taxpayer shall make the following adjustments 22 to federal adjusted gross income when computing net income for 23 state tax purposes: 24 Sec. 18. Section 422.7, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 25 following new subsection: 26 NEW SUBSECTION . 59. a. The rules for nonrecognition 27 of gain or loss from exchanges of real property held for 28 productive use or investment and not held primarily for sale, 29 as provided in section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, apply 30 for state income tax purposes with regard to exchanges of real 31 property. 32 b. (1) The rules for nonrecognition of gain or loss 33 from exchanges of property other than real property held for 34 productive use or investment as provided in section 1031 of the 35 -11- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 11/ 96
H.F. 2489 Internal Revenue Code, as amended up to and including December 1 21, 2017, apply for state income tax purposes, notwithstanding 2 any other provision of law to the contrary. If the taxpayer’s 3 federal adjusted gross income includes gain or loss from 4 property, other than real property described in paragraph “a” , 5 and the taxpayer elects to have this paragraph apply, the 6 following adjustments shall be made: 7 (a) (i) Subtract the total amount of gain related to the 8 sale or exchange of the property as properly reported for 9 federal tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code. 10 (ii) Add back any gain related to the sale or exchange 11 of the property to the extent such gain does not qualify for 12 deferral under section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, as 13 amended up to and including December 21, 2017, which gain 14 shall be calculated using the taxpayer’s adjusted basis in the 15 property for state tax purposes. 16 (b) (i) Add the total amount of loss related to the sale or 17 exchange of the property as properly reported for federal tax 18 purposes under the Internal Revenue Code. 19 (ii) Subtract any loss related to the sale or exchange 20 of the property to the extent such loss does not qualify for 21 deferral under section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, as 22 amended up to and including December 21, 2017, which loss 23 shall be calculated using the taxpayer’s adjusted basis in the 24 property for state tax purposes. 25 (c) Any other adjustments to gains, losses, deductions, or 26 tax basis for the property given up or received in the sale or 27 exchange pursuant to rules adopted by the director. 28 (2) The director shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 29 to administer this paragraph. 30 Sec. 19. Section 422.8, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 31 2018, is amended to read as follows: 32 a. Nonresident’s net income allocated to Iowa is the net 33 income, or portion of net income, which is derived from a 34 business, trade, profession, or occupation carried on within 35 -12- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 12/ 96
H.F. 2489 this state or income from any property, trust, estate, or 1 other source within Iowa. However, income derived from a 2 business, trade, profession, or occupation carried on within 3 this state and income from any property, trust, estate, or 4 other source within Iowa shall not include distributions from 5 pensions, including defined benefit or defined contribution 6 plans, annuities, individual retirement accounts, and deferred 7 compensation plans or any earnings attributable thereto so long 8 as the distribution is directly related to an individual’s 9 documented retirement and received while the individual is a 10 nonresident of this state. If a business, trade, profession, 11 or occupation is carried on partly within and partly without 12 the state, only the portion of the net income which is fairly 13 and equitably attributable to that part of the business, 14 trade, profession, or occupation carried on within the state 15 is allocated to Iowa for purposes of section 422.5, subsection 16 1 , paragraph “j” “b” , and section 422.13 and income from any 17 property, trust, estate, or other source partly within and 18 partly without the state is allocated to Iowa in the same 19 manner, except that annuities, interest on bank deposits and 20 interest-bearing obligations, and dividends are allocated 21 to Iowa only to the extent to which they are derived from a 22 business, trade, profession, or occupation carried on within 23 the state. Net income described in section 29C.24, subsection 24 3 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (3), and paragraph “b” , 25 subparagraph (2), shall not be allocated and apportioned to the 26 state, as provided in section 29C.24 . 27 Sec. 20. Section 422.9, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, 28 is amended to read as follows: 29 In computing taxable income of individuals, there shall be 30 deducted from net income the larger of the following amounts : 31 computed under subsection 1 or 2, plus the amount computed 32 under subsection 2A. 33 Sec. 21. Section 422.9, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 -13- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 13/ 96
H.F. 2489 1. An optional standard deduction, after deduction of 1 federal income tax, equal to one three thousand two hundred 2 thirty dollars for a married person who files separately or 3 a single person or equal to three seven thousand thirty five 4 hundred dollars for a husband and wife who file a joint return, 5 a surviving spouse, or a head of household. The optional 6 standard deduction shall not exceed the amount remaining after 7 deduction of the federal income tax. The amount of federal 8 income tax deducted shall be computed as provided in subsection 9 2, paragraph “b” . 10 Sec. 22. Section 422.9, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 11 following new subsection: 12 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. a. Twenty-five percent of the amount 13 deductible by the taxpayer for federal income tax purposes 14 under section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by 15 Pub. L. No. 115-141, division T, §101. 16 b. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , and section 422.4, 17 subsection 16, paragraph “e” , for an entity electing or required 18 to file a composite return under section 422.13, subsection 5, 19 the deduction allowed under this subsection for purposes of 20 the composite return shall be an amount equal to twenty-five 21 percent of the deduction that would be allowable for federal 22 income tax purposes under section 199A of the Internal Revenue 23 Code, as amended by Pub. L. No. 115-141, division T, §101 by an 24 individual taxpayer reporting the same items of income and loss 25 that are included in the composite return. 26 Sec. 23. Section 422.9, subsection 2, paragraph i, Code 27 2018, is amended to read as follows: 28 i. The deduction for state sales and use taxes is allowable 29 only if the taxpayer elected to deduct the state sales and use 30 taxes in lieu of state income taxes under section 164 of the 31 Internal Revenue Code. A deduction for state sales and use 32 taxes is not allowed if the taxpayer has taken the deduction 33 for state income taxes or claimed the standard deduction under 34 section 63 of the Internal Revenue Code. This paragraph 35 -14- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 14/ 96
H.F. 2489 applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003, and 1 before January 1, 2008, and to taxable years beginning after 2 December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2015 December 31, 3 2018 . 4 Sec. 24. Section 422.9, subsection 2, Code 2018, is amended 5 by adding the following new paragraph: 6 NEW PARAGRAPH . l. The limitation on the deduction of 7 certain taxes in section 164(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue 8 Code does not apply in computing taxable income for state tax 9 purposes. A taxpayer is allowed to deduct taxes in computing 10 taxable income as otherwise provided in this subsection without 11 regard to section 164(b)(6), as enacted by Pub. L. No. 115-97, 12 §11042. 13 Sec. 25. Section 422.9, subsection 3, paragraph d, Code 14 2018, is amended to read as follows: 15 d. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , for a taxpayer who is 16 engaged in the trade or business of farming as defined in 17 section 263A(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code and has a loss 18 from farming as defined in section 172(b)(1)(F) 172(b)(1)(B) of 19 the Internal Revenue Code including modifications prescribed by 20 rule by the director, the Iowa loss from the trade or business 21 of farming is a net operating loss which may be carried back 22 five taxable years prior to the taxable year of the loss. 23 Sec. 26. Section 422.9, subsection 5, Code 2018, is amended 24 to read as follows: 25 5. A taxpayer affected by section 422.8 shall , if the 26 optional standard deduction is not used, be permitted to deduct 27 only such portion of the total referred to in subsection 28 subsections 2 above and 2A as is fairly and equitably allocable 29 to Iowa under the rules prescribed by the director. 30 Sec. 27. Section 422.9, subsections 6 and 7, Code 2018, are 31 amended by striking the subsections. 32 Sec. 28. Section 422.11B, Code 2018, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 422.11B Minimum tax credit. 35 -15- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 15/ 96
H.F. 2489 1. a. There is allowed as a credit against the tax 1 determined in section 422.5, subsection 1 , paragraphs “a” 2 through “j” for a tax year an amount equal to the minimum tax 3 credit for that tax year. 4 b. The minimum tax credit for a tax year is the excess, 5 if any, of the net minimum tax imposed for all prior tax 6 years beginning on or after January 1, 1987, over the amount 7 allowable as a credit under this section for those prior tax 8 years. 9 2. a. The allowable credit under subsection 1 for a tax 10 year shall not exceed the excess, if any, of the tax determined 11 in section 422.5, subsection 1 , paragraphs “a” through “j” over 12 the state alternative minimum tax as determined in section 13 422.5, subsection 2. 14 b. The net minimum tax for a tax year is the excess, if any, 15 of the tax determined in section 422.5, subsection 2 , for the 16 tax year over the tax determined in section 422.5, subsection 17 1 , paragraphs “a” through “j” for the tax year. 18 Sec. 29. Section 422.21, subsection 5, Code 2018, is amended 19 to read as follows: 20 5. a. The director shall determine for the 1989 and each 21 subsequent calendar year the annual and cumulative inflation 22 factors for each calendar year to be applied to tax years 23 beginning on or after January 1 of that calendar year. The 24 director shall compute the new dollar amounts as specified to 25 be adjusted in section 422.5 by the latest cumulative inflation 26 factor and round off the result to the nearest one dollar. 27 The annual and cumulative inflation factors determined by the 28 director are not rules as defined in section 17A.2, subsection 29 11 . 30 b. The director shall determine for the 1990 2020 31 calendar year and each subsequent calendar year the annual 32 and cumulative standard deduction factors to be applied to 33 tax years beginning on or after January 1 of that calendar 34 year. The director shall compute the new dollar amounts of 35 -16- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 16/ 96
H.F. 2489 the standard deductions specified in section 422.9, subsection 1 1 , by the latest cumulative standard deduction factor and 2 round off the result to the nearest ten dollars. The annual 3 and cumulative standard deduction factors determined by the 4 director are not rules as defined in section 17A.2, subsection 5 11 . 6 Sec. 30. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 7 effect January 1, 2019. 8 Sec. 31. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 9 to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019. 10 DIVISION III 11 CHANGES TO IOWA EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS PLAN TRUST AND IOWA ABLE 12 SAVINGS PLAN TRUST 13 Sec. 32. Section 12D.1, Code 2018, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 12D.1 Purpose and definitions. 16 1. The general assembly finds that the general welfare and 17 well-being of the state are directly related to educational 18 levels and skills of the citizens of the state, and that a 19 vital and valid public purpose is served by the creation and 20 implementation of programs which encourage and make possible 21 the attainment of higher formal education by the greatest 22 number of citizens of the state. The state has limited 23 resources to provide additional programs for higher education 24 funding and the continued operation and maintenance of the 25 state’s public institutions of higher education and the general 26 welfare of the citizens of the state will be enhanced by 27 establishing a program which allows citizens of the state to 28 invest money in a public trust for future application to the 29 payment of higher education costs qualified education expenses . 30 The creation of the means of encouragement for citizens to 31 invest in such a program represents the carrying out of a 32 vital and valid public purpose. In order to make available 33 to the citizens of the state an opportunity to fund future 34 higher formal education needs, it is necessary that a public 35 -17- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 17/ 96
H.F. 2489 trust be established in which moneys may be invested for future 1 educational use. 2 2. As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise 3 requires: 4 a. “Account balance limit” means the maximum allowable 5 aggregate balance of accounts established for the same 6 beneficiary. Account earnings, if any, are included in the 7 account balance limit. 8 b. “Administrative fund” means the administrative fund 9 established under section 12D.4 . 10 c. “Beneficiary” means the individual designated by a 11 participation agreement to benefit from advance payments of 12 higher education costs qualified education expenses on behalf 13 of the beneficiary. 14 d. “Benefits” means the payment of higher education costs 15 qualified education expenses on behalf of a beneficiary by the 16 trust during the beneficiary’s attendance at an institution of 17 higher education a qualified educational institution . 18 e. “Higher education costs” means the same as “qualified 19 higher education expenses” as defined in section 529(e)(3) of 20 the Internal Revenue Code . 21 f. e. “Institution of higher education” means an institution 22 described in section 481 of the federal Higher Education Act of 23 1965, 20 U.S.C. §1088, which is eligible to participate in the 24 United States department of education’s student aid programs. 25 g. f. “Internal Revenue Code” means the same as defined 26 in section 12I.1 . 27 h. g. “Iowa educational savings plan trust” or “trust” means 28 the trust created under section 12D.2 . 29 i. h. “Participant” means an individual, individual’s legal 30 representative, trust, estate, or an organization described 31 in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt 32 from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue 33 Code, that has entered into a participation agreement under 34 this chapter for the advance payment of higher education costs 35 -18- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 18/ 96
H.F. 2489 qualified education expenses on behalf of a beneficiary. 1 j. i. “Participation agreement” means an agreement between 2 a participant and the trust entered into under this chapter . 3 k. j. “Program fund” means the program fund established 4 under section 12D.4 . 5 k. “Qualified education expenses” means the same as 6 “qualified higher education expenses” as defined in section 7 529(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by Pub. L. 8 No. 115-97, and shall include elementary and secondary school 9 expenses for tuition described in section 529(c)(7) of the 10 Internal Revenue Code, subject to the limitations imposed by 11 section 529(e)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. 12 l. “Qualified educational institution” means an institution 13 of higher education, or any elementary or secondary public, 14 private, or religious school described in section 529(c)(7) of 15 the Internal Revenue Code. 16 l. m. “Tuition and fees” “Tuition” means the quarter , or 17 semester , or annual charges imposed to attend an institution 18 of higher education a qualified educational institution and 19 required as a condition of enrollment or attendance . 20 Sec. 33. Section 12D.2, subsections 2, 5, 9, and 14, Code 21 2018, are amended to read as follows: 22 2. Enter into agreements with any institution of higher 23 education qualified educational institution , the state, or any 24 federal or other state agency, or other entity as required to 25 implement this chapter . 26 5. Carry out studies and projections so the treasurer of 27 state may advise participants regarding present and estimated 28 future higher education costs qualified education expenses 29 and levels of financial participation in the trust required 30 in order to enable participants to achieve their educational 31 funding objectives. 32 9. Make payments to institutions of higher education 33 qualified educational institutions , participants, or 34 beneficiaries, pursuant to participation agreements on behalf 35 -19- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 19/ 96
H.F. 2489 of beneficiaries. 1 14. Establish, impose, and collect administrative fees 2 and charges in connection with transactions of the trust, and 3 provide for reasonable service charges , including penalties for 4 cancellations and late payments with respect to participation 5 agreements . 6 Sec. 34. Section 12D.3, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2018, are 7 amended to read as follows: 8 1. a. Each participation agreement may require a 9 participant to agree to invest a specific amount of money in 10 the trust for a specific period of time for the benefit of a 11 specific beneficiary. A participant shall not be required to 12 make an annual contribution on behalf of a beneficiary. The 13 maximum contribution that may be deducted for Iowa income tax 14 purposes shall not exceed two thousand dollars per beneficiary 15 per year adjusted annually to reflect increases in the consumer 16 price index. The treasurer of state shall set an account 17 balance limit to maintain compliance with section 529 of the 18 Internal Revenue Code. A contribution shall not be permitted 19 to the extent it causes the aggregate balance of all accounts 20 established for the same beneficiary under the trust to exceed 21 the applicable account balance limit. 22 b. Participation agreements may be amended to provide for 23 adjusted levels of payments based upon changed circumstances or 24 changes in educational plans. 25 2. The execution of a participation agreement by the trust 26 shall not guarantee in any way that higher education costs 27 qualified education expenses will be equal to projections 28 and estimates provided by the trust or that the beneficiary 29 named in any participation agreement will attain any of the 30 following: 31 a. Be admitted to an institution of higher education a 32 qualified educational institution . 33 b. If admitted, be determined a resident for tuition 34 purposes by the institution of higher education qualified 35 -20- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 20/ 96
H.F. 2489 educational institution . 1 c. Be allowed to continue attendance at the institution of 2 higher education qualified educational institution following 3 admission. 4 d. Graduate from the institution of higher education 5 qualified educational institution . 6 Sec. 35. Section 12D.3, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 7 following new subsection: 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. A participant may designate a successor 9 in accordance with rules adopted by the treasurer of state. 10 The designated successor shall succeed to the ownership of the 11 account in the event of the death of the participant. In the 12 event a participant dies and has not designated a successor to 13 the account, the following criteria shall apply: 14 a. The beneficiary of the account, if eighteen years of 15 age or older, shall become the owner of the account as well as 16 remain the beneficiary upon filing the appropriate forms in 17 accordance with rules adopted by the treasurer of state. 18 b. If the beneficiary of the account is under the age of 19 eighteen, account ownership shall be transferred to the first 20 surviving parent or other legal guardian of the beneficiary to 21 file the appropriate forms in accordance with rules adopted by 22 the treasurer of state. 23 Sec. 36. Section 12D.4, Code 2018, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 12D.4 Program and administrative funds —— investment and 26 payments. 27 1. a. The treasurer of state shall segregate moneys 28 received by the trust into two funds: the program fund and the 29 administrative fund. 30 b. All moneys paid by participants in connection with 31 participation agreements shall be deposited as received into 32 separate accounts within the program fund. 33 c. Contributions to the trust made by participants may only 34 be made in the form of cash. 35 -21- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 21/ 96
H.F. 2489 d. A participant or beneficiary shall not provide investment 1 direction regarding program contributions or earnings held by 2 the trust may, directly or indirectly, direct the investment of 3 any contributions to the trust or any earnings thereon no more 4 than two times in a calendar year . 5 e. The amount of cash distributions from the trust and all 6 other qualified state tuition programs under section 529 of 7 the Internal Revenue Code to a beneficiary during any taxable 8 year shall, in the aggregate, include no more than ten thousand 9 dollars in expenses for tuition in connection with enrollment 10 at an elementary or secondary public, private, or religious 11 school incurred during the taxable year. 12 2. Moneys accrued by participants in the program fund of 13 the trust may be used for payments to any institution of higher 14 education qualified educational institution . Payments can be 15 made to the qualified educational institution, the participant, 16 or the beneficiary. 17 Sec. 37. Section 12D.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 18 2018, is amended to read as follows: 19 a. A participant retains ownership of all payments made 20 under a participation agreement up to the date of utilization 21 for payment of higher education costs qualified education 22 expenses for the beneficiary. 23 Sec. 38. Section 12D.6, subsections 2, 3, and 5, Code 2018, 24 are amended to read as follows: 25 2. In the event the program is terminated prior to payment 26 of higher education costs qualified education expenses for the 27 beneficiary, the participant is entitled to a refund of the 28 participant’s account balance. 29 3. The institution of higher education qualified 30 educational institution shall obtain ownership of the payments 31 made for the higher education costs qualified education 32 expenses paid to the institution at the time each payment is 33 made to the institution. 34 5. A participant may transfer ownership rights to another 35 -22- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 22/ 96
H.F. 2489 eligible individual, including a gift of the ownership rights 1 to a minor beneficiary participant, or may transfer funds to 2 another plan under the trust or to an ABLE account as permitted 3 under section 529(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code . 4 The transfer shall be made and the property distributed in 5 accordance with rules adopted by the treasurer of state or with 6 the terms of the participation agreement. 7 Sec. 39. Section 12D.7, Code 2018, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 12D.7 Effect of payments on determination of need and 10 eligibility for student financial aid. 11 A student loan program, student grant program, or other 12 program administered by any agency of the state, except as 13 may be otherwise provided by federal law or the provisions 14 of any specific grant applicable to that law, shall not take 15 into account and shall not consider amounts available for 16 the payment of higher education costs qualified education 17 expenses pursuant to the Iowa educational savings plan trust in 18 determining need and eligibility for student aid. 19 Sec. 40. Section 12D.9, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 20 2018, is amended to read as follows: 21 a. Pursuant to section 12D.3, subsection 1 , paragraph “a” , 22 a participant may make contributions to an account which is 23 established for the purpose of meeting the qualified higher 24 education expenses of the designated beneficiary of the 25 account. 26 Sec. 41. Section 422.7, subsection 32, paragraph c, Code 27 2018, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 28 lieu thereof the following: 29 c. (1) Add, to the extent previously deducted as a 30 contribution to the trust, the amount resulting from a 31 withdrawal or transfer made by the taxpayer from the Iowa 32 educational savings plan trust for purposes other than any of 33 the following: 34 (a) The payment of qualified higher education expenses. 35 -23- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 23/ 96
H.F. 2489 (b) The payment of tuition to an elementary or secondary 1 school if the tuition amounts are qualified education expenses. 2 (c) A change in beneficiaries under, or transfer to another 3 account within, the Iowa educational savings plan trust, or a 4 transfer to the Iowa ABLE savings plan trust, provided such 5 change or transfer is permitted under section 12D.6, subsection 6 5. 7 (2) For purposes of this paragraph: 8 (a) “Elementary or secondary school” means an elementary 9 or secondary school in this state which is accredited under 10 section 256.11, and adheres to the provisions of the federal 11 Civil Rights Act of 1964 and chapter 216. 12 (b) “Qualified education expenses” and “tuition” all mean the 13 same as defined in section 12D.1, subsection 2. 14 (c) (i) “Qualified higher education expenses” means the same 15 as defined in section 529(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 16 (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph division (c), 17 “Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 18 1954, prior to the date of its redesignation as the Internal 19 Revenue Code of 1986 by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, or means 20 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended and in effect on 21 January 1, 2018. This definition shall not be construed to 22 include any amendment to the Internal Revenue Code enacted 23 after the date specified in the preceding sentence, including 24 any amendment with retroactive applicability or effectiveness. 25 Sec. 42. Section 422.7, subsection 34, Code 2018, is amended 26 to read as follows: 27 34. a. (1) Subtract the amount contributed during the tax 28 year on behalf of a designated beneficiary that is a resident 29 of this state to the Iowa ABLE savings plan trust or to the 30 qualified ABLE program with which the state has contracted 31 pursuant to section 12I.10 , not to exceed the maximum 32 contribution level established in section 12I.3, subsection 1 , 33 paragraph “d” , or section 12I.10, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , 34 as applicable. 35 -24- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 24/ 96
H.F. 2489 (2) This paragraph “a” shall not apply to any amount 1 of contribution that represents a transfer from the Iowa 2 educational savings plan trust created in chapter 12D that 3 meets the requirements of subsection 32, paragraph “c” , 4 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), and that was 5 previously deducted as a contribution to the Iowa educational 6 savings plan trust. 7 b. Add the amount resulting from the cancellation of a 8 participation agreement refunded to the taxpayer as an account 9 owner in the Iowa ABLE savings plan trust or the qualified 10 ABLE program with which the state has contracted pursuant to 11 section 12I.10 to the extent previously deducted pursuant 12 to this subsection by the taxpayer or any other person as a 13 contribution to the trust or qualified ABLE program , or to the 14 extent the amount was previously deducted by the taxpayer or 15 any other person pursuant to subsection 32, paragraph “a” , and 16 qualified as a transfer under paragraph “a” , subparagraph (2), 17 of this subsection . 18 c. Add the amount resulting from a withdrawal made by a 19 taxpayer from the Iowa ABLE savings plan trust or the qualified 20 ABLE program with which the state has contracted pursuant to 21 section 12I.10 for purposes other than the payment of qualified 22 disability expenses to the extent previously deducted pursuant 23 to this subsection by the taxpayer or any other person as a 24 contribution to the trust or qualified ABLE program , or to the 25 extent the amount was previously deducted by the taxpayer or 26 any other person pursuant to subsection 32, paragraph “a” , and 27 qualified as a transfer under paragraph “a” , subparagraph (2), 28 of this subsection . 29 Sec. 43. Section 627.6, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 30 following new subsection: 31 NEW SUBSECTION . 17. The debtor’s interest, whether as 32 participant or beneficiary, in contributions and assets, 33 including the accumulated earnings and market increases in 34 value, held in an account in the Iowa educational savings plan 35 -25- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 25/ 96
H.F. 2489 trust organized under chapter 12D. 1 Sec. 44. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 2 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 3 Sec. 45. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. 4 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, this division of this 5 Act applies retroactively to January 1, 2018, for withdrawals 6 from the Iowa educational savings plan trust made on or after 7 that date. 8 2. The sections of this division of this Act amending 9 section 422.7 apply retroactively to January 1, 2018, for tax 10 years beginning on or after that date, and for withdrawals from 11 the Iowa educational savings plan trust made on or after that 12 date. 13 DIVISION IV 14 SALES AND USE TAXES 15 Sec. 46. Section 15J.4, subsection 3, paragraph f, Code 16 2018, is amended to read as follows: 17 f. The total aggregate amount of state sales tax revenues 18 and state hotel and motel tax revenues that may be approved by 19 the board for remittance to all municipalities and that may 20 be transferred to the state reinvestment district fund under 21 section 423.2, subsection 11 , 423.2A or section 423A.6 , and 22 remitted to all municipalities having a reinvestment district 23 under this chapter shall not exceed one hundred million 24 dollars. 25 Sec. 47. Section 15J.5, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 26 2018, is amended to read as follows: 27 a. The department shall calculate quarterly the amount of 28 new state sales tax revenues for each district established in 29 the state to be deposited in the state reinvestment district 30 fund created in section 15J.6 , pursuant to section 423.2, 31 subsection 11 , paragraph “b” 423.2A, subsection 2 , subject to 32 remittance limitations established by the board pursuant to 33 section 15J.4, subsection 3 . 34 Sec. 48. Section 15J.6, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 35 -26- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 26/ 96
H.F. 2489 to read as follows: 1 1. A state reinvestment district fund is established in the 2 state treasury under the control of the department consisting 3 of the new state sales tax revenues collected within each 4 district and deposited in the fund pursuant to section 423.2, 5 subsection 11 , paragraph “b” 423.2A, subsection 2 , and the 6 new state hotel and motel tax revenues collected within each 7 district and deposited in the fund pursuant to section 423A.6 . 8 Moneys deposited in the fund are appropriated to the department 9 for the purposes of this section . Moneys in the fund shall 10 only be used for the purposes of this section . 11 Sec. 49. Section 418.11, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 12 to read as follows: 13 1. The department of revenue shall calculate quarterly the 14 amount of increased sales tax revenues for each governmental 15 entity approved to use sales tax increment revenues and the 16 amount of such revenues to be transferred to the sales tax 17 increment fund pursuant to section 423.2, subsection 11 , 18 paragraph “b” 423.2A, subsection 2 . 19 Sec. 50. Section 418.12, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 20 to read as follows: 21 1. A sales tax increment fund is established as a separate 22 and distinct fund in the state treasury under the control of 23 the department of revenue consisting of the amount of the 24 increased state sales and services tax revenues collected by 25 the department of revenue within each applicable area specified 26 in section 418.11, subsection 3 , and deposited in the fund 27 pursuant to section 423.2, subsection 11 , paragraph “b” 423.2A, 28 subsection 2 . Moneys deposited in the fund are appropriated 29 to the department of revenue for the purposes of this section . 30 Moneys in the fund shall only be used for the purposes of this 31 section . 32 Sec. 51. Section 421.26, Code 2018, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 421.26 Personal liability for tax due. 35 -27- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 27/ 96
H.F. 2489 If a licensee or other person under section 452A.65 , a 1 retailer or purchaser under chapter 423A , 423B , or 423E , or 2 section sections 423.14, 423.14A, 423.29, 423.31 , 423.32, or 3 423.33 , or a retailer or purchaser under section 423.32 , or 4 a user under section 423.34 , or a permit holder or licensee 5 under section 453A.13 , 453A.16 , or 453A.44 fails to pay a tax 6 under those sections when due, an officer of a corporation 7 or association, notwithstanding section 489.304 , a member or 8 manager of a limited liability company, or a partner of a 9 partnership, having control or supervision of or the authority 10 for remitting the tax payments and having a substantial legal 11 or equitable interest in the ownership of the corporation, 12 association, limited liability company, or partnership, who has 13 intentionally failed to pay the tax is personally liable for 14 the payment of the tax, interest, and penalty due and unpaid. 15 However, this section shall not apply to taxes on accounts 16 receivable. The dissolution of a corporation, association, 17 limited liability company, or partnership shall not discharge a 18 person’s liability for failure to remit the tax due. 19 Sec. 52. Section 423.1, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 20 following new subsection: 21 NEW SUBSECTION . 22A. “Information services” means every 22 activity, process, or function by which a seller accumulates, 23 prepares, organizes, conveys, analyzes, or delivers data, 24 facts, knowledge, procedures, information, and other similar 25 services to a purchaser through any tangible, intangible, 26 or electronic medium. Information accumulated, prepared, 27 or organized for a purchaser is an information service even 28 though it may incorporate preexisting components of data or 29 other information. “Information services” includes but is not 30 limited to database files, research information, genealogical 31 information, and other similar services. 32 Sec. 53. Section 423.1, subsection 24, paragraph a, Code 33 2018, is amended to read as follows: 34 a. “Lease or rental” means any transfer of possession 35 -28- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 28/ 96
H.F. 2489 or control of , or access to, tangible personal property or 1 specified digital products for a fixed or indeterminate term 2 for consideration. A “lease or rental” may include future 3 options to purchase or extend. 4 Sec. 54. Section 423.1, subsection 37, Code 2018, is amended 5 to read as follows: 6 37. “Place of business” means any warehouse, store, 7 place, office, building, or structure where goods, wares, or 8 merchandise tangible personal property, specified digital 9 products, or services are offered for sale at retail or where 10 any taxable amusement is conducted, or each office where gas, 11 water, heat, communication, or electric services are offered 12 for sale at retail. When a retailer or amusement operator 13 sells merchandise by means of vending machines or operates 14 music or amusement devices by coin-operated machines at more 15 than one location within the state, the office, building, or 16 place where the books, papers, and records of the taxpayer are 17 kept shall be deemed to be the taxpayer’s place of business. 18 Sec. 55. Section 423.1, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 19 following new subsection: 20 NEW SUBSECTION . 36A. “Personal property” includes but is 21 not limited to tangible personal property and specified digital 22 products. 23 Sec. 56. Section 423.1, subsection 43, paragraph a, 24 subparagraph (3), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 25 (3) Taking possession or making first use of digital goods 26 specified digital products , whichever comes first. 27 Sec. 57. Section 423.1, subsection 47, Code 2018, is amended 28 to read as follows: 29 47. “Retailer” means and includes every person engaged 30 in the business of selling tangible personal property , 31 specified digital products, or taxable services at retail, or 32 the furnishing of gas, electricity, water, or communication 33 service, and tickets or admissions to places of amusement 34 and athletic events or operating amusement devices or other 35 -29- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 29/ 96
H.F. 2489 forms of commercial amusement from which revenues are derived. 1 However, when in the opinion of the director it is necessary 2 for the efficient administration of this chapter to regard 3 any salespersons, representatives, truckers, peddlers, or 4 canvassers as agents of the dealers, distributors, supervisors, 5 employers, or persons under whom they operate or from whom 6 they obtain tangible personal property , services, or specified 7 digital products sold by them irrespective of whether or not 8 they are making sales on their own behalf or on behalf of such 9 dealers, distributors, supervisors, employers, or persons, 10 the director may so regard them, and may regard such dealers, 11 distributors, supervisors, employers, or persons as retailers 12 for the purposes of this chapter . “Retailer” includes a seller 13 obligated to collect sales or use tax , including any person 14 obligated to collect sales and use tax pursuant to section 15 423.14A . 16 Sec. 58. Section 423.1, subsection 48, paragraph a, Code 17 2018, is amended to read as follows: 18 a. “Retailer maintaining a place of business in this state” 19 or any like term includes any of the following: 20 (1) A retailer having or maintaining within this state, 21 directly or by a subsidiary, an office, distribution house, 22 sales house, warehouse, or other place of business, or any 23 representative operating within this state under the authority 24 of the retailer or its subsidiary, irrespective of whether that 25 place of business or representative is located here permanently 26 or temporarily, or whether the retailer or subsidiary is 27 admitted to do business within this state pursuant to chapter 28 490 . 29 (2) A person obligated to collect sales and use tax pursuant 30 to section 423.14A. 31 Sec. 59. Section 423.1, subsection 48, paragraph b, 32 subparagraph (1), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended 33 to read as follows: 34 A retailer shall be presumed to be maintaining a place of 35 -30- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 30/ 96
H.F. 2489 business in this state , as defined in for purposes of paragraph 1 “a” , subparagraph (1), if any person that has substantial nexus 2 in this state, other than a person acting in its capacity as a 3 common carrier, does any of the following: 4 Sec. 60. Section 423.1, subsection 48, paragraph b, 5 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (b), Code 2018, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 (b) Maintains an office, distribution facility, warehouse, 8 storage place, or similar place of business in this state to 9 facilitate the delivery of personal property or services sold 10 by the retailer to the retailer’s customers. 11 Sec. 61. Section 423.1, subsection 50, Code 2018, is amended 12 to read as follows: 13 50. “Sales” or “sale” means any transfer, exchange, or 14 barter, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means 15 whatsoever, for consideration , including but not limited to any 16 such transfer, exchange, or barter on a subscription basis . 17 Sec. 62. Section 423.1, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 18 following new subsection: 19 NEW SUBSECTION . 55A. “Sold at retail in the state” and 20 other references to sales “in the state” or “in this state” 21 includes but is not limited to sales sourced to this state 22 under this chapter. 23 Sec. 63. Section 423.1, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 24 following new subsection: 25 NEW SUBSECTION . 55B. a. “Specified digital products” means 26 electronically transferred digital audio-visual works, digital 27 audio works, digital books, or other digital products. 28 b. For purposes of this subsection: 29 (1) “Digital audio-visual works” means a series of related 30 images which, when shown in succession, impart an impression of 31 motion, together with accompanying sounds, if any. 32 (2) “Digital audio works” means works that result from 33 the fixation of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds, 34 including but not limited to ringtones. For purposes of this 35 -31- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 31/ 96
H.F. 2489 subparagraph, “ringtones” means digitized sound files that are 1 downloaded onto a device and that may be used to alert the 2 customer with respect to a communication. 3 (3) “Digital books” means works that are generally 4 recognized in the ordinary and usual sense as books. 5 (4) “Electronically transferred” means obtained or accessed 6 by the purchaser by means other than tangible storage media, 7 including but not limited to a specified digital product 8 purchased through a computer software application, commonly 9 referred to as an in-app purchase, or through another specified 10 digital product, or through any other means. 11 (5) “Other digital products” means greeting cards, images, 12 video or electronic games or entertainment, news or information 13 products, and computer software applications. 14 Sec. 64. Section 423.1, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 15 following new subsection: 16 NEW SUBSECTION . 57A. “Subscription” means any arrangement 17 in which a person has the right or ability to access, 18 receive, use, obtain, purchase, or otherwise acquire tangible 19 personal property, specified digital products, or services 20 on a permanent or less than permanent basis, regardless of 21 whether the person actually accesses, receives, uses, obtains, 22 purchases, or otherwise acquires such tangible personal 23 property, specified digital product, or service. 24 Sec. 65. Section 423.1, subsections 62, 63, and 64, Code 25 2018, are amended to read as follows: 26 62. “Use” means and includes the exercise by any person of 27 any right or power over or access to tangible personal property 28 or a specified digital product incident to the ownership of 29 that property , or any right or power over or access to the 30 product or result of a service . A retailer’s or building 31 contractor’s sale of manufactured housing for use in this 32 state, whether in the form of tangible personal property or 33 of realty, is a use of that property for the purposes of this 34 chapter . 35 -32- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 32/ 96
H.F. 2489 63. “Use tax” means the tax levied under subchapter III of 1 this chapter for which the retailer collects and remits tax to 2 the department . 3 64. “User” means the immediate recipient of the personal 4 property or services who is entitled to exercise a right of or 5 power over or access to the personal property, or the product 6 or result of such services. 7 Sec. 66. Section 423.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, 8 subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 9 (1) Sales of engraving, photography, retouching, printing, 10 and binding services. 11 Sec. 67. Section 423.2, subsection 6, Code 2018, is amended 12 to read as follows: 13 6. a. The sales price of any of the following enumerated 14 services is subject to the tax imposed by subsection 5 : 15 a. alteration Alteration and garment repair ; armored . 16 b. Armored car ; vehicle . 17 c. Vehicle repair ; battery . 18 d. Battery , tire, and allied ; investment . 19 e. Investment counseling ; service . 20 f. Service charges of all financial institutions ; barber . 21 For the purposes of this paragraph, “financial institutions” 22 means all national banks, federally chartered savings and loan 23 associations, federally chartered savings banks, federally 24 chartered credit unions, banks organized under chapter 524, 25 credit unions organized under chapter 533, and all banks, 26 savings banks, credit unions, and savings and loan associations 27 chartered or otherwise created under the laws of any state and 28 doing business in Iowa. 29 g. Barber and beauty ; boat . 30 h. Boat repair ; vehicle . 31 i. Vehicle wash and wax ; campgrounds; carpentry; roof . 32 j. Campgrounds. 33 k. Carpentry. 34 l. Roof , shingle, and glass repair ; dance . 35 -33- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 33/ 96
H.F. 2489 m. Dance schools and dance studios ; dating . 1 n. Dating services ; dry . 2 o. Dry cleaning, pressing, dyeing, and laundering excluding 3 the use of self-pay washers and dryers ; electrical . 4 p. Electrical and electronic repair and installation ; 5 excavating . 6 q. Excavating and grading ; farm . 7 r. Farm implement repair of all kinds ; flying . 8 s. Flying service ; furniture . 9 t. Furniture , rug, carpet, and upholstery repair and 10 cleaning ; fur . 11 u. Fur storage and repair ; golf . 12 v. Golf and country clubs and all commercial recreation ; 13 gun . 14 w. Gun and camera repair ; house . 15 x. House and building moving ; household . 16 y. Household appliance, television, and radio repair ; 17 janitorial . 18 z. Janitorial and building maintenance or cleaning ; jewelry . 19 aa. Jewelry and watch repair ; lawn . 20 ab. Lawn care, landscaping, and tree trimming and removal ; . 21 ac. Personal transportation service, including but not 22 limited to taxis, driver service, ride sharing service, rides 23 for hire, and limousine service , including driver; machine . 24 ad. Machine operator ; machine . 25 ae. Machine repair of all kinds ; motor . 26 af. Motor repair ; motorcycle . 27 ag. Motorcycle , scooter, and bicycle repair ; oilers . 28 ah. Oilers and lubricators ; office . 29 ai. Office and business machine repair ; painting . 30 aj. Painting , papering, and interior decorating ; parking . 31 ak. Parking facilities ; pay . 32 al. Pay television ; pet , including but not limited to 33 streaming video, video on-demand, and pay-per-view. 34 am. Pet grooming ; pipe . 35 -34- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 34/ 96
H.F. 2489 an. Pipe fitting and plumbing ; wood . 1 ao. Wood preparation ; executive . 2 ap. Executive search agencies ; private . 3 aq. Private employment agencies, excluding services for 4 placing a person in employment where the principal place of 5 employment of that person is to be located outside of the 6 state ; reflexology; security . 7 ar. Reflexology. 8 as. Security and detective services, excluding private 9 security and detective services furnished by a peace officer 10 with the knowledge and consent of the chief executive officer 11 of the peace officer’s law enforcement agency ; sewage . 12 at. Sewage services for nonresidential commercial 13 operations ; sewing . 14 au. Sewing and stitching ; shoe . 15 av. Shoe repair and shoeshine ; sign . 16 aw. Sign construction and installation ; storage . 17 ax. Storage of household goods, mini-storage, and 18 warehousing of raw agricultural products ; swimming . 19 ay. Swimming pool cleaning and maintenance ; tanning . 20 az. Tanning beds or salons ; taxidermy . 21 ba. Taxidermy services ; telephone . 22 bb. Telephone answering service ; test . 23 bc. Test laboratories, including mobile testing laboratories 24 and field testing by testing laboratories, and excluding tests 25 on humans or animals and excluding environmental testing 26 services ; termite . 27 bd. Termite , bug, roach, and pest eradicators ; tin . 28 be. Tin and sheet metal repair ; transportation . 29 bf. Transportation service consisting of the rental of 30 recreational vehicles or recreational boats, or the rental of 31 vehicles subject to registration which are registered for a 32 gross weight of thirteen tons or less for a period of sixty 33 days or less, or the rental of aircraft for a period of sixty 34 days or less ; . 35 -35- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 35/ 96
H.F. 2489 bg. Turkish baths, massage, and reducing salons, excluding 1 services provided by massage therapists licensed under chapter 2 152C ; water . 3 bh. Water conditioning and softening ; weighing; welding; 4 well . 5 bi. Weighing. 6 bj. Welding. 7 bk. Well drilling ; wrapping . 8 bl. Wrapping , packing, and packaging of merchandise other 9 than processed meat, fish, fowl, and vegetables ; wrecking . 10 bm. Wrecking service ; wrecker . 11 bn. Wrecker and towing. 12 b. For the purposes of this subsection , “financial 13 institutions” means all national banks, federally chartered 14 savings and loan associations, federally chartered savings 15 banks, federally chartered credit unions, banks organized under 16 chapter 524 , credit unions organized under chapter 533 , and 17 all banks, savings banks, credit unions, and savings and loan 18 associations chartered or otherwise created under the laws of 19 any state and doing business in Iowa. 20 bo. Photography. 21 bp. Retouching. 22 bq. Storage of tangible or electronic files, documents, or 23 other records. 24 br. Information services. 25 bs. Services arising from or related to installing, 26 maintaining, servicing, repairing, operating, upgrading, or 27 enhancing specified digital products. 28 bt. Video game services and tournaments. 29 bu. Software as a service. 30 Sec. 68. Section 423.2, subsection 8, Code 2018, is amended 31 by adding the following new paragraph: 32 NEW PARAGRAPH . d. A transaction that otherwise meets 33 the definition of “bundled transaction” as defined in this 34 subsection is not a bundled transaction if it is any of the 35 -36- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 36/ 96
H.F. 2489 following: 1 (1) The retail sale of tangible personal property and a 2 service where the tangible personal property is essential 3 to the use of the service, and is provided exclusively in 4 connection with the service, and the true object of the 5 transaction is the service. 6 (2) The retail sale of services where one service is 7 provided that is essential to the use or receipt of a second 8 service and the first service is provided exclusively in 9 connection with the second service and the true object of the 10 transaction is the second service. 11 (3) (a) A transaction that includes taxable products and 12 nontaxable products and the purchase price or sales price of 13 the taxable products is de minimis. 14 (b) For purposes of this subparagraph, “de minimis” means 15 the seller’s purchase or sales price of the taxable products 16 is ten percent or less of the total purchase price or sales 17 price of the bundled products. Sellers shall use either the 18 purchase price or the sale price of the products to determine 19 if the taxable products are de minimis. Sellers may not use 20 a combination of the purchase price and sales price of the 21 products to determine if the taxable products are de minimis. 22 (4) The retail sale of exempt tangible personal property and 23 taxable tangible personal property where all of the following 24 apply: 25 (a) The transaction includes food and food ingredients, 26 drugs, durable medical equipment, mobility enhancing equipment, 27 prosthetic devices, or medical supplies. 28 (b) The seller’s purchase price or sales price of the 29 taxable tangible personal property is fifty percent or less 30 of the total purchase price or sales price of the bundled 31 tangible personal property. Sellers may not use a combination 32 of the purchase price and sales price of the tangible personal 33 property when making the fifty percent determination for a 34 transaction. 35 -37- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 37/ 96
H.F. 2489 Sec. 69. Section 423.2, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 1 following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 9A. a. A tax of six percent is imposed on 3 the sales price of specified digital products sold at retail 4 in the state. The tax applies whether the purchaser obtains 5 permanent use or less than permanent use of the specified 6 digital product, whether the sale is conditioned or not 7 conditioned upon continued payment from the purchaser, and 8 whether the sale is on a subscription basis or is not on a 9 subscription basis. 10 b. The sale of a digital code that may be used to obtain 11 or access a specified digital product shall be taxed in the 12 same manner as the specified digital product. For purposes 13 of this paragraph, “digital code” means a method that permits 14 a purchaser to obtain or access at a later date a specified 15 digital product. 16 Sec. 70. Section 423.2, subsections 10, 11, and 12, Code 17 2018, are amended by striking the subsections. 18 Sec. 71. NEW SECTION . 423.2A Deposit and transfer of 19 revenues. 20 1. a. All revenues arising under the operation of the 21 provisions of this subchapter II shall be deposited into the 22 general fund of the state. 23 b. Subsequent to the deposit into the general fund of 24 the state, the director shall credit an amount equal to the 25 product of the sales tax rate imposed in section 423.2 times 26 the sales price of the tangible personal property or services 27 furnished to purchasers at a baseball and softball complex that 28 has received an award under section 15F.207 and that meets 29 the qualifications of section 423.4, subsection 10, into the 30 baseball and softball complex sales tax rebate fund created 31 under section 423.4, subsection 10, paragraph “e” . The director 32 shall credit the moneys beginning the first day of the quarter 33 following July 1, 2016. This paragraph is repealed thirty 34 days following the date on which five million dollars in total 35 -38- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 38/ 96
H.F. 2489 rebates have been provided under section 423.4, subsection 10. 1 2. Subsequent to the deposit into the general fund of the 2 state pursuant to subsection 1, the department shall do the 3 following in the order prescribed: 4 a. Transfer the revenues collected under chapter 423B. 5 b. Transfer from the remaining revenues the amounts required 6 under Article VII, section 10, of the Constitution of the State 7 of Iowa to the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust 8 fund created in section 461.31, if applicable. 9 c. Transfer one-sixth of the remaining revenues to the 10 secure an advanced vision for education fund created in section 11 423F.2. This paragraph “c” is repealed December 31, 2029. 12 d. Transfer to the baseball and softball complex sales tax 13 rebate fund that portion of the sales tax receipts described 14 in subsection 1, paragraph “b” , remaining after the transfers 15 required under paragraphs “a” , “b” , and “c” of this subsection 16 2. This paragraph is repealed thirty days following the date 17 on which five million dollars in total rebates have been 18 provided under section 423.4, subsection 10. 19 e. Beginning the first day of the calendar quarter 20 beginning on the reinvestment district’s commencement date, 21 subject to remittance limitations established by the economic 22 development authority board pursuant to section 15J.4, 23 subsection 3, transfer to a district account created in the 24 state reinvestment district fund for each reinvestment district 25 established under chapter 15J, the amount of new state sales 26 tax revenue, determined in section 15J.5, subsection 1, 27 paragraph “b” , in the district, that remains after the prior 28 transfers required under this subsection 2. Such transfers 29 shall cease pursuant to section 15J.8. 30 f. Subject to the limitation on the calculation and 31 deposit of sales tax increment revenues in section 418.12, 32 beginning the first day of the quarter following adoption 33 of the resolution pursuant to section 418.4, subsection 3, 34 paragraph “d” , transfer to the account created in the sales tax 35 -39- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 39/ 96
H.F. 2489 increment fund for each governmental entity approved to use 1 sales tax increment revenues under chapter 418, that portion 2 of the increase in sales tax revenue, determined in section 3 418.11, subsection 2, paragraph “d” , in the applicable area of 4 the governmental entity, that remains after the other transfers 5 required under this subsection 2. 6 g. Beginning the first day of the quarter following July 7 1, 2014, transfer to the raceway facility tax rebate fund 8 created in section 423.4, subsection 11, paragraph “e” , that 9 portion of the sales tax receipts collected and remitted upon 10 sales of tangible personal property or services furnished by 11 retailers at a raceway facility meeting the qualifications of 12 section 423.4, subsection 11, that remains after the transfers 13 required in paragraphs “a” through “f” of this subsection 14 2. This subparagraph is repealed June 30, 2025, or thirty 15 days following the date on which an amount of total rebates 16 specified in section 423.4, subsection 11, paragraph “c” , 17 subparagraph (4), subparagraph division (a) or (b), whichever 18 is applicable, has been provided or thirty days following the 19 date on which rebates cease as provided in section 423.4, 20 subsection 11, paragraph “c” , subparagraph (5), whichever is 21 earliest. 22 3. Of the amount of sales tax revenue actually transferred 23 per quarter pursuant to subsection 2, paragraphs “e” and “f” , 24 the department shall retain an amount equal to the actual cost 25 of administering the transfers under subsection 2, paragraphs 26 “e” and “f” , or twenty-five thousand dollars, whichever is 27 less. The amount retained by the department pursuant to this 28 subsection shall be divided pro rata each quarter between 29 the amounts that would have been transferred pursuant to 30 subsection 2, paragraphs “e” and “f” , without the deduction 31 made by operation of this subsection. Revenues retained by 32 the department pursuant to this subsection shall be considered 33 repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2. 34 Sec. 72. Section 423.3, subsections 1 and 17, Code 2018, are 35 -40- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 40/ 96
H.F. 2489 amended to read as follows: 1 1. The sales price from sales of tangible personal property , 2 specified digital products, and services furnished which this 3 state is prohibited from taxing under the Constitution or laws 4 of the United States or under the Constitution of this state. 5 17. The sales price of all goods, wares, or merchandise, 6 tangible personal property, specified digital products, or 7 services, used for educational purposes sold to any private 8 nonprofit educational institution in this state. For the 9 purpose of this subsection , “educational institution” means an 10 institution which primarily functions as a school, college, 11 or university with students, faculty, and an established 12 curriculum. The faculty of an educational institution must be 13 associated with the institution and the curriculum must include 14 basic courses which are offered every year. “Educational 15 institution” includes an institution primarily functioning as 16 a library. 17 Sec. 73. Section 423.3, subsection 18, unnumbered paragraph 18 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 19 The sales price of tangible personal property or specified 20 digital products sold, or of services furnished, to the 21 following nonprofit corporations: 22 Sec. 74. Section 423.3, subsections 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 23 28, and 31, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 24 20. The sales price of tangible personal property or 25 specified digital products sold, or of services furnished, to 26 nonprofit legal aid organizations. 27 21. The sales price of goods, wares, or merchandise, 28 tangible personal property, of specified digital products, 29 or of services, used for educational, scientific, historic 30 preservation, or aesthetic purpose sold to a nonprofit private 31 museum. 32 22. The sales price from sales of goods, wares, or 33 merchandise, tangible personal property, of specified digital 34 products, or from services furnished, to a nonprofit private 35 -41- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 41/ 96
H.F. 2489 art center to be used in the operation of the art center. 1 23. The sales price of tangible personal property or 2 specified digital products sold, or of services furnished, by a 3 fair organized under chapter 174 . 4 26. The sales price of tangible personal property or 5 specified digital products sold, or of services furnished, to a 6 statewide nonprofit organ procurement organization, as defined 7 in section 142C.2 . 8 27. The sales price of tangible personal property or 9 specified digital products sold, or of services furnished, to a 10 nonprofit hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B to be used 11 in the operation of the hospital. 12 28. The sales price of tangible personal property or 13 specified digital products sold, or of services furnished, to 14 a freestanding nonprofit hospice facility which operates a 15 hospice program as defined in 42 C.F.R. ch. IV, §418.3 , which 16 property or services are to be used in the hospice program. 17 31. a. The sales price of goods, wares, or merchandise 18 tangible personal property or specified digital products sold 19 to and of services furnished, and used for public purposes 20 sold to a tax-certifying or tax-levying body of the state or 21 a governmental subdivision of the state, including regional 22 transit systems, as defined in section 324A.1 , the state board 23 of regents, department of human services, state department of 24 transportation, any municipally owned solid waste facility 25 which sells all or part of its processed waste as fuel to a 26 municipally owned public utility, and all divisions, boards, 27 commissions, agencies, or instrumentalities of state, federal, 28 county, or municipal government which have no earnings going to 29 the benefit of an equity investor or stockholder, except any 30 of the following: 31 (1) a. The sales price of goods, wares, or merchandise 32 tangible personal property or specified digital products sold 33 to, or of services furnished, and used by or in connection with 34 the operation of any municipally owned public utility engaged 35 -42- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 42/ 96
H.F. 2489 in selling gas, electricity, heat, pay television service, or 1 communication service to the general public. 2 (2) b. The sales price of furnishing of sewage services to 3 a county or municipality on behalf of nonresidential commercial 4 operations. 5 (3) c. The furnishing of solid waste collection and 6 disposal service to a county or municipality on behalf of 7 nonresidential commercial operations located within the county 8 or municipality. 9 b. The exemption provided by this subsection shall also 10 apply to all such sales of goods, wares, or merchandise or of 11 services furnished and subject to use tax. 12 Sec. 75. Section 423.3, subsection 32, unnumbered paragraph 13 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 14 The sales price of tangible personal property or specified 15 digital products sold, or of services furnished, by a county or 16 city. This exemption does not apply to any of the following: 17 Sec. 76. Section 423.3, subsection 36, unnumbered paragraph 18 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 19 The sales price from sales of tangible personal property 20 or specified digital products or of the sale or furnishing of 21 electrical energy, natural or artificial gas, or communication 22 service to another state or political subdivision of another 23 state if the other state provides a similar reciprocal 24 exemption for this state and political subdivision of this 25 state. 26 Sec. 77. Section 423.3, subsection 39, paragraph a, 27 subparagraphs (1) and (2), Code 2018, are amended to read as 28 follows: 29 (1) Sales of tangible personal property or specified 30 digital products , or the furnishing of services, of a 31 nonrecurring nature, by the owner, if the seller, at the time 32 of the sale, is not engaged for profit in the business of 33 selling tangible personal property , specified digital products, 34 or services taxed under section 423.2 . 35 -43- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 43/ 96
H.F. 2489 (2) The sale of all or substantially all of the tangible 1 personal property , or specified digital products, or services 2 held or used by a seller in the course of the seller’s trade or 3 business for which the seller is required to hold a sales tax 4 permit when the seller sells or otherwise transfers the trade 5 or business to another person who shall engage in a similar 6 trade or business. 7 Sec. 78. Section 423.3, subsection 63, Code 2018, is amended 8 to read as follows: 9 63. The sales price from the sale of tangible personal 10 property , specified digital products, or services which will be 11 given as prizes to players in games of skill, games of chance, 12 raffles, and bingo games as defined in chapter 99B . 13 Sec. 79. Section 423.3, subsections 65, 66, and 67, Code 14 2018, are amended by striking the subsections. 15 Sec. 80. Section 423.3, subsection 78, paragraph a, 16 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 The sales price from sales or rental the sale of tangible 19 personal property, specified digital products, or services 20 rendered by any entity where the profits from the sales or 21 rental sale of the tangible personal property, specified 22 digital products, or services rendered, are used by or donated 23 to a nonprofit entity that is exempt from federal income 24 taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 25 Code, a government entity, or a nonprofit private educational 26 institution, and where the entire proceeds from the sales, 27 rental, sale or services are expended for any of the following 28 purposes: 29 Sec. 81. Section 423.3, subsection 79, Code 2018, is amended 30 to read as follows: 31 79. The sales price from the sale or rental of tangible 32 personal property or specified digital products, or from 33 services furnished , to a recognized community action agency as 34 provided in section 216A.93 to be used for the purposes of the 35 -44- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 44/ 96
H.F. 2489 agency. 1 Sec. 82. Section 423.3, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 2 following new subsections: 3 NEW SUBSECTION . 103. a. The sales price of specified 4 digital products sold, and of enumerated services described in 5 section 423.2, subsection 6, paragraphs “bq” , “br” , “bs” , and 6 “bu” furnished, to a commercial enterprise for use exclusively 7 by the commercial enterprise. The use of a specified digital 8 product or service fails to qualify as a use exclusively by the 9 commercial enterprise if its use for noncommercial purposes is 10 more than de minimis. 11 b. For purposes of this subsection: 12 (1) “Commercial enterprise” means the same as defined in 13 section 423.3, subsection 47, paragraph “d” , subparagraph (1). 14 (2) “De minimis” and “noncommercial purposes” shall be 15 defined by the director by rule. 16 NEW SUBSECTION . 104. The sales price of specified digital 17 products sold to a non-end user. For purposes of this 18 subsection, “non-end user” means a person who receives by 19 contract a specified digital product for further commercial 20 broadcast, rebroadcast, transmission, retransmission, 21 licensing, relicensing, distribution, redistribution, or 22 exhibition of the product, in whole or in part, to another 23 person. 24 Sec. 83. Section 423.4, subsection 3, unnumbered paragraph 25 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 26 A relief agency may apply to the director for refund of the 27 amount of sales or use tax imposed and paid upon sales to it 28 of any goods, wares, merchandise, tangible personal property 29 or specified digital products, or services furnished, used for 30 free distribution to the poor and needy. 31 Sec. 84. Section 423.4, subsection 3, paragraph a, 32 subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 33 (1) On forms furnished by the department, and filed within 34 the time as the director shall provide by rule, the relief 35 -45- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 45/ 96
H.F. 2489 agency shall report to the department the total amount or 1 amounts, valued in money, expended directly or indirectly 2 for goods, wares, merchandise, tangible personal property or 3 specified digital products, or services furnished, used for 4 free distribution to the poor and needy. 5 Sec. 85. Section 423.4, subsection 10, paragraph e, Code 6 2018, is amended to read as follows: 7 e. There is established within the state treasury under the 8 control of the department a baseball and softball complex sales 9 tax rebate fund consisting of the amount of state sales tax 10 revenues transferred pursuant to section 423.2, subsection 11 , 11 paragraph “b” , subparagraph (4) 423.2A, subsection 2, paragraph 12 “d” . An account is created within the fund for each baseball 13 and softball complex receiving an award under section 15F.207 14 and meeting the qualifications of this subsection . Moneys 15 in the fund shall only be used to provide rebates of state 16 sales tax pursuant to this subsection , and only the state sales 17 tax revenues in the baseball and softball complex rebate fund 18 are subject to rebate under this subsection . The amount of 19 rebates paid from each baseball and softball complex’s account 20 within the fund shall not exceed the amount of the award under 21 section 15F.207 , and not more than five million dollars in 22 total rebates shall be paid from the fund. Any moneys in the 23 fund which represent state sales tax revenue for which the time 24 period in paragraph “c” for receiving a rebate has expired, 25 or which otherwise represent state sales tax revenue that has 26 become ineligible for rebate pursuant to this subsection , shall 27 immediately revert to the general fund of this state. 28 Sec. 86. Section 423.4, subsection 11, paragraph b, 29 subparagraph (1), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 30 (1) Sales tax imposed and collected by retailers upon 31 sales of tangible personal property or services furnished to 32 purchasers at the raceway facility. Notwithstanding the state 33 sales tax imposed in section 423.2 , a sales tax rebate issued 34 pursuant to this subparagraph shall not exceed the amounts 35 -46- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 46/ 96
H.F. 2489 transferred to the raceway facility tax rebate fund pursuant to 1 section 423.2, subsection 11 , paragraph “b” , subparagraph (7) 2 423.2A, subsection 2, paragraph “g” . 3 Sec. 87. Section 423.4, subsection 11, paragraph b, 4 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (c), Code 2018, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 (c) Notwithstanding the state sales tax imposed in section 7 423.2 , a sales tax rebate issued pursuant to this subparagraph 8 shall not exceed the amounts remaining after the transfers 9 required under section 423.2, subsection 11 , paragraph “b” , 10 subparagraphs (1) through (6) 423.2A, subsection 2, paragraphs 11 “a” through “f” , have been made from the total amount of sales 12 tax for which the rebate is requested. 13 Sec. 88. Section 423.4, subsection 11, paragraph e, Code 14 2018, is amended to read as follows: 15 e. There is established within the state treasury under 16 the control of the department a raceway facility tax rebate 17 fund consisting of the amount of state sales tax revenues 18 transferred pursuant to section 423.2, subsection 11 , paragraph 19 “b” , subparagraph (7) 423.2A, subsection 2, paragraph “g” . An 20 account is created within the fund for each raceway facility 21 meeting the qualifications of this subsection . Moneys in the 22 fund shall only be used to provide rebates of state sales tax 23 pursuant to paragraph “b” , subparagraph (1). The total amount 24 of rebates paid from the fund shall not exceed the amount 25 specified in paragraph “c” , subparagraph (4), subparagraph 26 division (a) or (b), whichever is applicable. Any moneys in 27 the fund which represent state sales tax revenue for which the 28 time period in paragraph “c” for receiving a rebate has expired, 29 or which otherwise represent state sales tax revenue that has 30 become ineligible for rebate pursuant to this subsection shall 31 immediately revert to the general fund of the state. 32 Sec. 89. Section 423.5, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 33 2018, is amended to read as follows: 34 a. The use in this state of tangible personal property 35 -47- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 47/ 96
H.F. 2489 as defined in section 423.1 , including aircraft subject to 1 registration under section 328.20 , purchased for use in this 2 state. For the purposes of this subchapter , the furnishing 3 or use of the following services is also treated as the use 4 of tangible personal property: optional service or warranty 5 contracts, except residential service contracts regulated under 6 chapter 523C , vulcanizing, recapping, or retreading services, 7 engraving, photography, retouching, printing, or binding 8 services, and communication service when furnished or delivered 9 to consumers or users within this state. 10 Sec. 90. Section 423.5, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 11 2018, is amended to read as follows: 12 d. Purchases of tangible personal property or specified 13 digital products made from the government of the United States 14 or any of its agencies by ultimate consumers shall be subject 15 to the tax imposed by this section . Services purchased from 16 the same source or sources shall be subject to the service 17 tax imposed by this subchapter and apply to the user of the 18 services. 19 Sec. 91. Section 423.5, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 20 by adding the following new paragraph: 21 NEW PARAGRAPH . f. (1) The use in this state of specified 22 digital products. The tax applies whether the purchaser 23 obtains permanent use or less than permanent use of the 24 specified digital product, whether the use is conditioned or 25 not conditioned upon continued payment from the purchaser, 26 and whether the use is on a subscription basis or is not on a 27 subscription basis. 28 (2) The use of a digital code that may be used to obtain 29 or access a specified digital product shall be taxed in the 30 same manner as the specified digital product. For purposes of 31 this subparagraph, “digital code” means the same as defined in 32 section 423.2, subsection 9A. 33 Sec. 92. Section 423.5, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 -48- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 48/ 96
H.F. 2489 3. For the purpose of the proper administration of the use 1 tax and to prevent its evasion, evidence that tangible personal 2 property was or specified digital products were sold by any 3 person for delivery in this state shall be prima facie evidence 4 that such tangible personal property was or specified digital 5 products were sold for use in this state. 6 Sec. 93. Section 423.5, subsection 4, Code 2018, is amended 7 by striking the subsection. 8 Sec. 94. Section 423.6, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, 9 is amended to read as follows: 10 The use in this state of the following tangible personal 11 property , specified digital products, and services is exempted 12 from the tax imposed by this subchapter : 13 Sec. 95. Section 423.6, subsections 1, 2, 4, and 6, Code 14 2018, are amended to read as follows: 15 1. Tangible personal property , specified digital products, 16 and enumerated services, the sales price from the sale of which 17 are required to be included in the measure of the sales tax, if 18 that tax has been paid to the department or the retailer. This 19 exemption does not include vehicles subject to registration or 20 subject only to the issuance of a certificate of title. 21 2. The sale of tangible personal property , specified 22 digital products, or the furnishing of services in the regular 23 course of business. 24 4. All articles of tangible personal property and all 25 specified digital products brought into the state of Iowa by a 26 nonresident individual for the individual’s use or enjoyment 27 while within the state. 28 6. Tangible personal property , specified digital products, 29 or services the sales price of which is exempt from the sales 30 tax under section 423.3 , except section 423.3, subsections 39 31 and 73 , as it relates to the sale, but not the lease or rental, 32 of vehicles subject only to the issuance of a certificate of 33 title and as it relates to aircraft subject to registration 34 under section 328.20 . 35 -49- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 49/ 96
H.F. 2489 Sec. 96. Section 423.14, subsection 2, paragraphs b and c, 1 Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 2 b. The tax upon the use of all tangible personal property 3 and specified digital products other than that enumerated in 4 paragraph “a” , which is sold by a seller who is a retailer 5 maintaining a place of business in this state, or by such other 6 retailer or agent as the director shall authorize pursuant to 7 section 423.30 or its agent that is not otherwise required 8 to collect sales tax under the provisions of this chapter , 9 shall be collected by the retailer or agent and remitted to the 10 department, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph “e” , and 11 sections 423.24 , 423.29 , 423.30 , 423.32 , and 423.33 . 12 c. The tax upon the use of all tangible personal property 13 and specified digital products not paid pursuant to paragraphs 14 “a” and “b” shall be paid to the department directly by any 15 person using the property within this state, pursuant to the 16 provisions of section 423.34 . 17 Sec. 97. NEW SECTION . 423.14A Persons required to collect 18 sales and use tax —— supplemental conditions, requirements, and 19 responsibilities. 20 1. For purposes of this section, “Iowa sales” means sales 21 of tangible personal property, services, or specified digital 22 products sourced to this state pursuant to section 423.15, 23 423.16, 423.17, 423.19, or 423.20, or that are otherwise sold 24 in this state or for delivery into this state. 25 2. In addition to and not in lieu of any application of 26 this chapter to sellers who are retailers and sellers who are 27 retailers maintaining a place of business in this state, any 28 person described in subsection 3, or the person’s agents, 29 shall be considered a retailer in this state and a retailer 30 maintaining a place of business in this state for purposes of 31 this chapter on or after January 1, 2019, and shall be subject 32 to all requirements of this chapter imposed on retailers and 33 retailers maintaining a place of business in this state, 34 including but not limited to the requirement to collect and 35 -50- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 50/ 96
H.F. 2489 remit sales and use taxes pursuant to sections 423.14 and 1 423.29, and local option taxes under chapter 423B. 2 3. a. A retailer that has gross revenue from Iowa sales 3 equal to or exceeding one hundred thousand dollars for the 4 immediately preceding calendar year or the current calendar 5 year. 6 b. A retailer that makes Iowa sales in two hundred or more 7 separate transactions for the immediately preceding calendar 8 year or the current calendar year. 9 c. (1) A retailer that owns, licenses, or uses software 10 or data files that are installed or stored on property used 11 in this state. For purposes of this subparagraph, “software 12 or data files” include but are not limited to software that is 13 affirmatively downloaded by a user, software that is downloaded 14 as a result of the use of a website, preloaded software, and 15 cookies. 16 (2) A retailer that uses in-state software to make Iowa 17 sales. For purposes of this subparagraph, “in-state software” 18 means computer software that is stored on property located in 19 this state or that is distributed within this state for the 20 purpose of facilitating a sale by the retailer. 21 (3) A retailer that provides, or enters into an agreement 22 with another person to provide, a content distribution network 23 in this state to facilitate, accelerate, or enhance the 24 delivery of the retailer’s internet site to purchasers. For 25 purposes of this subparagraph, “content distribution network” 26 means a system of distributed servers that deliver internet 27 sites and other internet content to a user based on the 28 geographic location of the user, the origin of the internet 29 site or internet content, and a content delivery server. 30 (4) This paragraph “c” shall not apply to a retailer that 31 has gross revenue from Iowa sales of less than one hundred 32 thousand dollars for the immediately preceding calendar year 33 or the current calendar year. 34 d. (1) A retailer that makes Iowa sales through a 35 -51- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 51/ 96
H.F. 2489 marketplace provider. This subparagraph shall not apply to a 1 retailer that has gross revenue from Iowa sales of less than 2 ten thousand dollars for the immediately preceding calendar 3 year or the current calendar year. 4 (2) A marketplace provider that makes or facilitates Iowa 5 sales for one or more retailers equal to or exceeding one 6 hundred thousand dollars, or in two hundred or more separate 7 transactions, for the immediately preceding calendar year or 8 the current calendar year. 9 (3) Retailers and marketplace providers subject to this 10 paragraph may enter into agreements regarding the fulfillment 11 of the requirements of this chapter. 12 (4) A marketplace provider shall collect sales and use tax 13 on the entire sales price or purchase price paid by a purchaser 14 on each Iowa sale made or facilitated by the marketplace 15 provider that is subject to sales and use tax, regardless of 16 the amount of the sales price or purchase price that will 17 ultimately accrue to or benefit the marketplace provider, 18 another retailer, or any other person. This sales and use tax 19 collection responsibility of a marketplace provider applies but 20 shall not be limited to sales facilitated through a computer 21 software application, commonly referred to as in-app purchases, 22 or through a specified digital product. 23 (5) If a retail sale subject to the sales and use tax 24 involves both a marketplace provider and another retailer 25 that is required to collect and remit sales and use tax, 26 the marketplace provider and any other retailer involved in 27 the transaction shall be jointly and severally liable for 28 collecting and remitting sales and use tax under this chapter. 29 (6) (a) For purposes of this paragraph, “marketplace 30 provider” means a person who facilitates a retail sale by 31 satisfying subparagraph divisions (i) and (ii) as follows: 32 (i) The person directly or indirectly does any of the 33 following: 34 (A) Lists, makes available, or advertises tangible personal 35 -52- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 52/ 96
H.F. 2489 property, services, or specified digital products for sale by a 1 retailer in any forum. 2 (B) Transmits or otherwise communicates an offer or 3 acceptance of a retail sale of tangible personal property, 4 services, or specified digital products between a retailer and 5 a purchaser. 6 (C) Owns, rents, licenses, makes available, or operates 7 any electronic or physical infrastructure or any property, 8 process, method, copyright, trademark, or patent that connects 9 retailers to purchasers for the purpose of making retail sales 10 of tangible personal property, services, or specified digital 11 products. 12 (D) Provides a platform or other marketplace for making 13 retail sales of tangible personal property, services, or 14 specified digital products, or otherwise facilitates retail 15 sales of tangible personal property, services, or specified 16 digital products, regardless of ownership or control of the 17 tangible personal property, services, or specified digital 18 products that are the subject of the retail sale. 19 (E) Provides software development or research and 20 development activities related to any activity described in 21 this subparagraph subdivision (i), if such software development 22 or research and development activities are directly related 23 to the physical or electronic marketplace provided by a 24 marketplace provider. 25 (F) Provides or offers fulfillment or storage services for 26 a retailer. 27 (G) Sets prices for a retailer’s sale of tangible personal 28 property, services, or specified digital products. 29 (H) Provides or offers customer service to a retailer or 30 a retailer’s customers, or accepts or assists with returns or 31 exchanges of tangible personal property, services, or specified 32 digital products sold by a retailer. 33 (ii) The person directly or indirectly does any of the 34 following: 35 -53- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 53/ 96
H.F. 2489 (A) Collects the sales price or purchase price of a retail 1 sale of tangible personal property, services, or specified 2 digital products. 3 (B) Provides payment processing services for a retail sale 4 of tangible personal property, services, or specified digital 5 products. 6 (C) Charges, collects, or otherwise receives selling 7 fees, listing fees, referral fees, closing fees, fees for 8 inserting or making available tangible personal property, 9 services, or specified digital products on a marketplace, or 10 other consideration from the facilitation of a retail sale of 11 tangible personal property, services, or specified digital 12 products, regardless of ownership or control of the tangible 13 personal property, services, or specified digital products that 14 are the subject of the retail sale. 15 (D) Through terms and conditions, agreements, or 16 arrangements with a third party, collects payment in connection 17 with a retail sale of tangible personal property, services, 18 or specified digital products from a purchaser and transmits 19 that payment to the retailer, regardless of whether the person 20 collecting and transmitting such payment receives compensation 21 or other consideration in exchange for the service. 22 (E) Provides a virtual currency that purchasers are allowed 23 or required to use to purchase tangible personal property, 24 services, or specified digital products. 25 (b) For purposes of this paragraph, “marketplace provider” 26 includes but is not limited to a digital distribution service, 27 digital distribution platform, online portal, or an application 28 store. 29 e. (1) A retailer that makes Iowa sales through the use of 30 a solicitor. For purposes of this paragraph, “solicitor” means 31 a person that directly or indirectly solicits business for a 32 retailer. 33 (2) (a) A retailer is deemed to have a solicitor in 34 this state if the retailer enters into an agreement with a 35 -54- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 54/ 96
H.F. 2489 resident under which the resident, for a commission, fee, or 1 other similar consideration, directly or indirectly refers 2 potential customers, whether by link on an internet site, 3 or otherwise, to the retailer. This determination may be 4 rebutted by a showing of proof that the resident with whom the 5 retailer has an agreement did not engage in any solicitation 6 in this state on behalf of the retailer that would satisfy the 7 nexus requirement of the United States Constitution during the 8 calendar year in question. 9 (b) This subparagraph (2) shall not apply to a retailer that 10 has Iowa gross revenue from Iowa sales of ten thousand dollars 11 or less for the immediately preceding calendar year or the 12 current calendar year. 13 (c) For purposes of this subparagraph (2): 14 (i) “Iowa gross revenue” means gross revenue from Iowa 15 sales to purchasers who were referred to the retailer by all 16 solicitors who are residents. 17 (ii) “Resident” includes an individual who is a resident 18 of this state, as defined in section 422.4, and any business 19 that owns any tangible or intangible property with a situs in 20 this state, or that has one or more employees performing or 21 providing services for the business in this state. 22 (d) This paragraph “e” does not apply to chapter 422 and 23 does not expand or contract the state’s jurisdiction to tax a 24 trade or business under chapter 422. 25 f. A retailer that owns, controls, rents, licenses, makes 26 available, or uses any tangible or intangible property in this 27 state or with a situs in this state, to make or otherwise 28 facilitate a retail sale. 29 g. (1) Any person that enters into a contract or agreement 30 with a governmental entity, including but not limited to 31 contracts for the provision of financial assistance or 32 incentives such as a tax credit, forgivable loan, grant, tax 33 rebate, or any other thing of value. For purposes of this 34 subparagraph, “governmental entity” means any unit of government 35 -55- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 55/ 96
H.F. 2489 in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch, or any 1 political subdivision of the state, including but not limited 2 to a city, county, township, or school district. 3 (2) Every bid submitted and each contract or agreement 4 executed by a state agency shall contain a certification by 5 the bidder or contractor stating that the bidder or contractor 6 is registered with the department pursuant to this chapter 7 and will collect and remit Iowa sales and use tax due under 8 this chapter. In the certification, the bidder or contractor 9 shall also acknowledge that the state agency may declare the 10 contractor or bid void if the certification is false or becomes 11 false. Fraudulent certification, by act or omission, may 12 result in the state agency or its representative filing for 13 damages for breach of contract. 14 h. Any affiliate of any retailer that is required to collect 15 and remit sales and use tax under this chapter, provided the 16 affiliate makes retail sales. 17 Sec. 98. Section 423.15, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2018, 18 is amended to read as follows: 19 All sales of products tangible personal property, services, 20 or specified digital products , except those sales enumerated 21 in section 423.16 , shall be sourced according to this section 22 by sellers obligated to collect Iowa sales and use tax. The 23 sourcing rules described in this section apply to sales of 24 tangible personal property, specified digital goods products , 25 and all services other than telecommunications services. This 26 section only applies to determine a seller’s obligation to pay 27 or collect and remit a Iowa sales or use tax with respect to 28 the seller’s sale of a product. This section does not affect 29 the obligation of a purchaser or lessee to remit tax on the use 30 of the product to the taxing jurisdictions in which the use 31 occurs. A seller’s obligation to collect Iowa sales tax or 32 Iowa use tax only occurs if the sale is sourced to this state. 33 Whether Iowa sales tax applies to a sale sourced to Iowa shall 34 be determined based on the location at which the sale is 35 -56- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 56/ 96
H.F. 2489 consummated by delivery or, in the case of a service, where the 1 first use of the service occurs made by a seller subject to 2 section 423.1, subsection 48, or section 423.14A . 3 Sec. 99. Section 423.15, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 4 2018, is amended to read as follows: 5 e. When paragraphs “a” , “b” , “c” , and “d” do not apply, 6 including the circumstance where the seller is without 7 sufficient information to apply the previous rules, then the 8 location will be determined by the address from which tangible 9 personal property was shipped, from which the specified digital 10 good product or the computer software delivered electronically 11 was first available for transmission by the seller, or from 12 which the service was provided disregarding for these purposes 13 any location that merely provided the digital transfer of the 14 product sold. 15 Sec. 100. Section 423.22, Code 2018, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 423.22 Taxation in another state. 18 If any person who causes tangible personal property or 19 specified digital products to be brought into this state or 20 who uses in this state services enumerated in section 423.2 21 has already paid a tax in another state in respect to the sale 22 or use of the property or the performance of the service, or 23 an occupation tax in respect to the property or service, in 24 an amount less than the tax imposed by subchapter II or III , 25 the provisions of those subchapters shall apply, but at a rate 26 measured by the difference only between the rate fixed by 27 subchapter II or III and the rate by which the previous tax on 28 the sale or use, or the occupation tax, was computed. If the 29 tax imposed and paid in the other state is equal to or more than 30 the tax imposed by those subchapters, then a tax is not due in 31 this state on the personal property or service. 32 Sec. 101. Section 423.29, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 1. Every seller who is a retailer and who is making taxable 35 -57- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 57/ 96
H.F. 2489 sales of tangible personal property or specified digital 1 products in Iowa shall, at the time of selling the property 2 making the sale , collect the sales tax. Every seller who 3 is a retailer maintaining a place of business in this state 4 that is not otherwise required to collect sales tax under the 5 provisions of this chapter and who is selling tangible personal 6 property or specified digital products for use in Iowa shall, 7 at the time of making the sale, whether within or without the 8 state, collect the use tax. Sellers required to collect sales 9 or use tax shall give to any purchaser a receipt for the tax 10 collected in the manner and form prescribed by the director. 11 Sec. 102. Section 423.30, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 1. The director may, upon application, authorize the 14 collection of the use tax by any seller who is a retailer not 15 maintaining a place of business within this state and not 16 registered under the agreement, who, to the satisfaction of 17 the director, furnishes adequate security to ensure collection 18 and payment of the tax. Such sellers shall be issued, without 19 charge, permits to collect tax subject to any regulations 20 which the director shall prescribe. When so authorized, it 21 shall be the duty of foreign sellers to collect the tax upon 22 all tangible personal property and specified digital products 23 sold, to the retailer’s knowledge, for use within this state, 24 in the same manner and subject to the same requirements as a 25 retailer maintaining a place of business within this state. 26 The authority and permit may be canceled when, at any time, the 27 director considers the security inadequate, or that tax can 28 more effectively be collected from the person using property 29 in this state. 30 Sec. 103. Section 423.31, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 1. Each person subject to this section and section 423.36 33 and in accordance with the provisions of this section and 34 section 423.36 shall, on or before the last day of the month 35 -58- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 58/ 96
H.F. 2489 following the close of each calendar quarter during which 1 such person is or has become or ceased being subject to the 2 provisions of this section and section 423.36 , make, sign, and 3 file a return for the calendar quarter in the form as may be 4 required. Returns shall show information relating to sales 5 prices including goods, wares, tangible personal property, 6 specified digital products, and services converted to the 7 use of such person, the amounts of sales prices excluded and 8 exempt from the tax, the amounts of sales prices subject to 9 tax, a calculation of tax due, and any other information for 10 the period covered by the return as may be required. Returns 11 shall be signed by the retailer or the retailer’s authorized 12 agent and must be certified by the retailer to be correct in 13 accordance with forms and rules prescribed by the director. 14 Sec. 104. Section 423.31, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 15 2018, is amended to read as follows: 16 a. Upon making application and receiving approval from 17 the director, a parent corporation person and its affiliated 18 corporations affiliates that make retail sales of tangible 19 personal property , specified digital products, or taxable 20 enumerated services may make deposits and file a consolidated 21 sales tax return for the affiliated group, pursuant to rules 22 adopted by the director. A parent corporation person and each 23 affiliate corporation that files a consolidated return are 24 jointly and severally liable for all tax, penalty, and interest 25 found due for the tax period for which a consolidated return is 26 filed or required to be filed. 27 Sec. 105. Section 423.32, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 28 2018, is amended to read as follows: 29 b. The deposit form is due on or before the twentieth day of 30 the month following the month of collection, except a deposit 31 is not required for the third month of the calendar quarter, 32 and the total quarterly amount, less the amounts deposited for 33 the first two months of the quarter, is due with the quarterly 34 report on the last day of the month following the month of 35 -59- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 59/ 96
H.F. 2489 collection. At that time, the retailer shall file with the 1 department a return for the preceding quarterly period in the 2 form prescribed by the director showing the purchase price of 3 the tangible personal property , specified digital products, and 4 services sold by the retailer during the preceding quarterly 5 period, the use of which is subject to the use tax imposed 6 by this chapter , and other information the director deems 7 necessary for the proper administration of the use tax. 8 Sec. 106. Section 423.33, subsection 3, Code 2018, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 3. Event sponsor’s liability for sales tax. A person 11 sponsoring a flea market or a craft, antique, coin, or stamp 12 show or similar event shall obtain from every retailer selling 13 tangible personal property , specified digital products, 14 or taxable services at the event proof that the retailer 15 possesses a valid sales tax permit or secure from the retailer 16 a statement, taken in good faith, that tangible personal 17 property , specified digital products, or services offered for 18 sale are not subject to sales tax. Failure to do so renders 19 a sponsor of the event liable for payment of any sales tax, 20 interest, and penalty due and owing from any retailer selling 21 property or services at the event. Sections 423.31 , 423.32 , 22 423.37 , 423.38 , 423.39 , 423.40 , 423.41 , and 423.42 apply to the 23 sponsors. For purposes of this subsection , a “person sponsoring 24 a flea market or a craft, antique, coin, or stamp show or similar 25 event” does not include an organization which sponsors an 26 event determined to qualify as an event involving casual sales 27 pursuant to section 423.3, subsection 39 , or the state fair or 28 a fair as defined in section 174.1 . 29 Sec. 107. Section 423.33, Code 2018, is amended by adding 30 the following new subsection: 31 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. Liability of affiliates. 32 a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 33 contrary, if any retailer required to collect and remit sales 34 and use tax pursuant to sections 423.14, 423.14A, and 423.29, 35 -60- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 60/ 96
H.F. 2489 or any other provision of this chapter, fails to do so, all 1 affiliates that directly, indirectly, or constructively control 2 the retailer shall be jointly and severally liable for any tax, 3 penalty, and interest under this chapter, regardless of whether 4 the affiliate is a retailer. 5 b. Pursuant to paragraph “a” , the department may elect 6 to assess the full amount of any tax, penalty, and interest 7 against the retailer, an affiliate of the retailer described 8 in paragraph “a” , or any combination of the retailer and the 9 retailer’s affiliates described in paragraph “a” . 10 c. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 11 contrary, the department has the discretion to deem an 12 affiliate of a retailer an agent or alter ego of that retailer. 13 d. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 14 contrary, the department has the discretion to disregard or 15 look through any organizational structure of an enterprise in 16 order to assess and collect any tax, penalty, and interest 17 against an affiliate that is acting to benefit an affiliate or 18 an enterprise of which the affiliate is a part. 19 Sec. 108. Section 423.34, Code 2018, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 423.34 Liability of user. 22 Any person who uses any tangible personal property , 23 specified digital products, or services enumerated in section 24 423.2 upon which the use tax has not been paid, either to the 25 county treasurer or to a retailer or direct to the department 26 as required by this subchapter , shall be liable for the payment 27 of tax, and shall on or before the last day of the month next 28 succeeding each quarterly period pay the use tax upon all 29 property or services used by the person during the preceding 30 quarterly period in the manner and accompanied by such returns 31 as the director shall prescribe. All of the provisions of 32 sections 423.32 and 423.33 with reference to the returns and 33 payments shall be applicable to the returns and payments 34 required by this section . 35 -61- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 61/ 96
H.F. 2489 Sec. 109. Section 423.36, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. A person shall not engage in or transact business as a 3 retailer making taxable sales of tangible personal property , 4 specified digital products, or furnishing services within 5 this state or as a retailer making taxable sales of tangible 6 personal property , specified digital products, or furnishing 7 services for use within this state, unless a permit has been 8 issued to the retailer under this section , except as provided 9 in subsection 7 . Every person desiring to engage in or 10 transact business as a retailer shall file with the department 11 an application for a permit to collect sales or use tax. Every 12 application for a sales or use tax permit shall be made upon 13 a form prescribed by the director and shall set forth any 14 information the director may require. The application shall 15 be signed by an owner of the business if a natural person; in 16 the case of a retailer which is an association or partnership, 17 by a member or partner; and in the case of a retailer which 18 is a corporation, by an executive officer or some person 19 specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the 20 application, to which shall be attached the written evidence of 21 the person’s authority. 22 Sec. 110. Section 423.36, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 23 2018, is amended to read as follows: 24 a. Notwithstanding subsection 1 , if any person will make 25 taxable sales of tangible personal property , specified digital 26 products, or furnish services to any state agency, that person 27 shall, prior to the sale, apply for and receive a permit to 28 collect sales or use tax pursuant to this section . A state 29 agency shall not purchase tangible personal property , specified 30 digital products, or services from any person unless that 31 person has a valid, unexpired permit issued pursuant to this 32 section and is in compliance with all other requirements in 33 this chapter imposed upon retailers, including but not limited 34 to the requirement to collect and remit sales and use tax and 35 -62- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 62/ 96
H.F. 2489 file sales and use tax returns. 1 Sec. 111. Section 423.36, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 2 2018, is amended to read as follows: 3 b. Persons engaged in selling tangible personal property , 4 specified digital products, or furnishing services shall not be 5 required to obtain or retain a sales tax permit for a place of 6 business at which taxable sales of tangible personal property , 7 specified digital products, or taxable performance of services 8 will not occur. 9 Sec. 112. Section 423.36, subsection 9, paragraph a, Code 10 2018, is amended to read as follows: 11 a. Except as provided in paragraph “b” , purchasers, users, 12 and consumers of tangible personal property , specified digital 13 products, or enumerated services taxed pursuant to subchapter 14 II or III of this chapter or chapter 423B may be authorized, 15 pursuant to rules adopted by the director, to remit tax owed 16 directly to the department instead of the tax being collected 17 and paid by the seller. To qualify for a direct pay tax permit, 18 the purchaser, user, or consumer must accrue a tax liability 19 of more than four thousand dollars in tax under subchapters 20 II and III in a semimonthly period and make deposits and file 21 returns pursuant to section 423.31 . This authority shall not 22 be granted or exercised except upon application to the director 23 and then only after issuance by the director of a direct pay 24 tax permit. 25 Sec. 113. Section 423.40, subsection 2, Code 2018, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 2. a. Any person who knowingly sells tangible personal 28 property, specified digital products, tickets or admissions 29 to places of amusement and athletic events, or gas, water, 30 electricity, or communication service at retail, or engages in 31 the furnishing of services enumerated in section 423.2 , in this 32 state without procuring a permit to collect tax, as provided 33 in section 423.36 , or who violates section 423.24 and the 34 officers of any corporation who so act are guilty of a serious 35 -63- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 63/ 96
H.F. 2489 misdemeanor. 1 b. A person who knowingly sells tangible personal property, 2 specified digital products, tickets or admissions to places of 3 amusement and athletic events, or gas, water, electricity, or 4 communication service at retail, or engages in the furnishing 5 of services enumerated in section 423.2 , in this state after 6 the person’s sales tax permit has been revoked and before it 7 has been restored as provided in section 423.36, subsection 6 , 8 and the officers of any corporation who so act are guilty of an 9 aggravated misdemeanor. 10 Sec. 114. Section 423.41, Code 2018, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 423.41 Books —— examination. 13 Every retailer required or authorized to collect taxes 14 imposed by this chapter and every person using in this state 15 tangible personal property, specified digital products, 16 services, or the product of services shall keep records, 17 receipts, invoices, and other pertinent papers as the director 18 shall require, in the form that the director shall require, 19 for as long as the director has the authority to examine and 20 determine tax due. The director or any duly authorized agent 21 of the department may examine the books, papers, records, 22 and equipment of any person either selling tangible personal 23 property , specified digital products, or services or liable 24 for the tax imposed by this chapter , and investigate the 25 character of the business of any person in order to verify 26 the accuracy of any return made, or if a return was not made 27 by the person, ascertain and determine the amount due under 28 this chapter . These books, papers, and records shall be made 29 available within this state for examination upon reasonable 30 notice when the director deems it advisable and so orders. If 31 the taxpayer maintains any records in an electronic format, 32 the taxpayer shall comply with reasonable requests by the 33 director or the director’s authorized agents to provide those 34 electronic records in a standard record format. The preceding 35 -64- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 64/ 96
H.F. 2489 requirements shall likewise apply to users and persons 1 furnishing services enumerated in section 423.2 . 2 Sec. 115. Section 423.45, subsection 4, paragraphs a, b, and 3 e, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 4 a. The department shall issue or the seller may separately 5 provide exemption certificates in the form prescribed by the 6 director, including certificates not made of paper, which 7 conform to the requirements of paragraph “c” , to assist 8 retailers in properly accounting for nontaxable sales of 9 tangible personal property , specified digital products, 10 or services to purchasers for a nontaxable purpose. The 11 department shall also allow the use of exemption certificates 12 for those circumstances in which a sale is taxable but the 13 seller is not obligated to collect tax from the buyer. 14 b. The sales tax liability for all sales of tangible 15 personal property and specified digital products and all sales 16 of services is upon the seller and the purchaser unless the 17 seller takes from the purchaser a valid exemption certificate 18 stating under penalty of perjury that the purchase is for a 19 nontaxable purpose and is not a retail sale as defined in 20 section 423.1 , or the seller is not obligated to collect tax 21 due, or unless the seller takes a fuel exemption certificate 22 pursuant to subsection 5 . If the tangible personal property , 23 specified digital products, or services are purchased tax free 24 pursuant to a valid exemption certificate and the tangible 25 personal property , specified digital products, or services are 26 used or disposed of by the purchaser in a nonexempt manner, the 27 purchaser is solely liable for the taxes and shall remit the 28 taxes directly to the department and sections 423.31 , 423.32 , 29 423.37 , 423.38 , 423.39 , 423.40 , 423.41 , and 423.42 shall apply 30 to the purchaser. 31 e. If the circumstances change and as a result the tangible 32 personal property , specified digital products, or services are 33 used or disposed of by the purchaser in a nonexempt manner or 34 the purchaser becomes obligated to pay the tax, the purchaser 35 -65- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 65/ 96
H.F. 2489 is liable solely for the taxes and shall remit the taxes 1 directly to the department in accordance with this subsection . 2 Sec. 116. Section 423.57, Code 2018, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 423.57 Statutes applicable. 5 The director shall administer this subchapter as it relates 6 to the taxes imposed in this chapter in the same manner and 7 subject to all the provisions of, and all of the powers, 8 duties, authority, and restrictions contained in sections 9 423.14 , 423.14A, 423.15 , 423.16 , 423.17 , 423.19 , 423.20 , 10 423.21 , 423.22 , 423.23 , 423.24 , 423.25 , 423.29 , 423.31 , 423.32 , 11 423.33 , 423.34 , 423.34A , 423.35 , 423.37 , 423.38 , 423.39 , 12 423.40 , 423.41 , and 423.42 , section 423.43, subsection 1 , and 13 sections 423.45 , 423.46 , and 423.47 . 14 Sec. 117. Section 423.58, Code 2018, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 423.58 Collection, permit, and tax return exemption for 17 certain out-of-state businesses. 18 Notwithstanding sections 423.14 , 423.14A, 423.29 , 423.31 , 19 423.32 , and 423.36 , a person meeting the requirements of 20 section 29C.24 is not required to obtain a sales or use tax 21 permit, collect and remit sales and use tax, or make and file 22 applicable sales or use tax returns, as provided in section 23 29C.24, subsection 3 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (2). 24 Sec. 118. Section 423B.5, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 1. A local sales and services tax at the rate of not more 27 than one percent may be imposed by a county on the sales price 28 taxed by the state under chapter 423, subchapter II . A local 29 sales and services tax shall be imposed on the same basis as 30 the state sales and services tax or in the case of the use of 31 natural gas, natural gas service, electricity, or electric 32 service on the same basis as the state use tax and shall not 33 be imposed on the sale of any property or on any service not 34 taxed by the state, except the tax shall not be imposed on 35 -66- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 66/ 96
H.F. 2489 the sales price from the sale of motor fuel or special fuel 1 as defined in chapter 452A which is consumed for highway use 2 or in watercraft or aircraft if the fuel tax is paid on the 3 transaction and a refund has not or will not be allowed, 4 on the sales price from the sale of equipment by the state 5 department of transportation, or on the sales price from the 6 sale or use of natural gas, natural gas service, electricity, 7 or electric service in a city or county where the sales price 8 from the sale of natural gas or electric energy is subject to 9 a franchise fee or user fee during the period the franchise 10 or user fee is imposed. A local sales and services tax is 11 applicable to transactions within those incorporated and 12 unincorporated areas of the county where it is imposed and , 13 which transactions include but are not limited to sales sourced 14 pursuant to sections 423.15, 423.17, 423.19, or 423.20, to a 15 location within that incorporated or unincorporated area of the 16 county. The tax shall be collected by all persons required 17 to collect state sales taxes. All cities contiguous to each 18 other shall be treated as part of one incorporated area and the 19 tax would be imposed in each of those contiguous cities only 20 if the majority of those voting in the total area covered by 21 the contiguous cities favors its imposition. In the case of a 22 local sales and services tax submitted to the registered voters 23 of two or more contiguous counties as provided in section 24 423B.1, subsection 4 , paragraph “c” , all cities contiguous to 25 each other shall be treated as part of one incorporated area, 26 even if the corporate boundaries of one or more of the cities 27 include areas of more than one county, and the tax shall be 28 imposed in each of those contiguous cities only if a majority 29 of those voting on the tax in the total area covered by the 30 contiguous cities favored its imposition. 31 Sec. 119. Section 423B.6, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 32 2018, is amended to read as follows: 33 b. The ordinance of a county board of supervisors imposing 34 a local sales and services tax shall adopt by reference the 35 -67- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 67/ 96
H.F. 2489 applicable provisions of the appropriate sections of chapter 1 423 . All powers and requirements of the director to administer 2 the state sales tax law and use tax law are applicable to the 3 administration of a local sales and services tax law and the 4 local excise tax, including but not limited to the provisions 5 of section 422.25, subsection 4 , sections 422.30 , 422.67 , 6 and 422.68 , section 422.69, subsection 1 , sections 422.70 7 through 422.75 , section 423.14, subsection 1 and subsection 8 2 , paragraphs “b” through “e” , and sections 423.14A, 423.15 , 9 423.23 , 423.24 , 423.25 , 423.31 through 423.35 , 423.37 through 10 423.42 , 423.46 , and 423.47 . Local officials shall confer 11 with the director of revenue for assistance in drafting the 12 ordinance imposing a local sales and services tax. A certified 13 copy of the ordinance shall be filed with the director as soon 14 as possible after passage. 15 Sec. 120. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the 16 general assembly that the provisions of this division of this 17 Act amending the definition of “place of business” in section 18 423.1, subsection 37, and “sales” in section 423.1, subsection 19 50, enacting definitions of “sold at retail in the state” in 20 section 423.1, subsection 55A, and “subscription” in section 21 423.1, subsection 57A, and amending the enumerated service of 22 pay television in 423.2, subsection 6, paragraph “al”, are 23 conforming amendments consistent with current state law, and 24 that the amendments do not change the application of current 25 law but instead reflect current law both before and after the 26 enactment of this division of this Act. 27 Sec. 121. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING LAW FOR TAXATION OF 28 SPECIFIED DIGITAL PRODUCTS. The provisions of this division of 29 this Act relating to the imposition of tax on the sale or use of 30 “specified digital products”, as defined in this division of 31 this Act, shall not be construed as affecting the taxability 32 or nontaxability under other provisions of existing law of 33 sales or uses occurring prior to the enactment of this division 34 of this Act of products meeting the definition of “specified 35 -68- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 68/ 96
H.F. 2489 digital products”, as defined in this division of this Act. 1 Sec. 122. EFFECTIVE DATE. 2 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, this division of this 3 Act takes effect January 1, 2019. 4 2. The following take effect July 1, 2018: 5 a. The sections of this division of this Act amending 6 section 423.1, subsections 37 and 50. 7 b. The sections of this division of this Act enacting 8 section 423.1, subsections 55A and 57A. 9 c. The section of this division of this Act amending section 10 423.2, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1). 11 d. The provision amending the enumerated service of pay 12 television to include but not be limited to streaming video, 13 video on-demand, and pay-per-view, in the section of this 14 division of this Act amending section 423.2, subsection 6. 15 e. The provisions adding photography and retouching to the 16 list of enumerated services subject to the sales tax in the 17 section of this division of this Act amending section 423.2, 18 subsection 6. 19 f. The section of this division of this Act enacting section 20 423.2, subsection 8, paragraph “d”. 21 g. The section of this division of this Act amending section 22 423.5, subsection 1, paragraph “a”. 23 h. The section of this division of this Act entitled 24 “legislative intent” which describes the intent of the general 25 assembly with respect to certain amendments in this division of 26 this Act to the definition of “place of business” in section 27 423.1, subsection 37, “sales” in section 423.1, subsection 50, 28 the enactment of a definition for “subscription” in section 29 423.1, subsection 57A, and “sold at retail” in section 423.1, 30 subsection 55A, and amendments to the enumerated service of pay 31 television in section 423.2, subsection 6, paragraph “al”. 32 DIVISION V 33 HOTEL AND MOTEL EXCISE TAX AND AUTOMOBILE RENTAL EXCISE TAX 34 CHANGES 35 -69- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 69/ 96
H.F. 2489 Sec. 123. Section 423A.2, subsection 1, Code 2018, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. For the purposes of this chapter , unless the context 3 otherwise requires: 4 a. “Department” means the department of revenue. 5 b. “Lessor” means any of the following: 6 (1) A person engaged in the business of renting lodging to 7 users. 8 (2) A person who acquires a right to or interest in any 9 lodging with an intent to rent the lodging to another person. 10 (3) A person who actually or constructively rents lodging, 11 regardless of who owns or controls the lodging. 12 (4) A lodging facilitator. 13 (5) A retailer or retailer maintaining a place of business 14 in this state as defined in section 423.1, including those 15 persons who meet the requirements of section 423.14A, which 16 retailer or retailer maintaining a place of business in this 17 state would be responsible for collection and payment of the 18 hotel and motel tax if it were a sales or use tax under chapter 19 423. 20 c. “Lodging” means rooms, apartments, or sleeping quarters 21 in a hotel, motel, inn, public lodging house, rooming house, 22 cabin, apartment, residential property, or manufactured or 23 mobile home which is tangible personal property, or in a 24 tourist court, or in any place where sleeping accommodations 25 are furnished to transient guests for rent, whether with or 26 without meals. Lodging does not include rooms that are not 27 used for sleeping accommodations. 28 d. “Lodging facilitator” means any person who facilitates 29 the renting of lodging to users by satisfying subparagraphs (1) 30 and (2) as follows: 31 (1) The person directly or indirectly does any of the 32 following: 33 (a) Lists, makes available, or advertises lodging for rent 34 by a lessor in any forum. 35 -70- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 70/ 96
H.F. 2489 (b) Transmits or otherwise communicates an offer or 1 acceptance between a lessor or user. 2 (c) Owns, rents, licenses, makes available, or operates any 3 electronic or physical infrastructure or any property, process, 4 method, copyright, trademark, or patent that connects lessors 5 and users to each other. 6 (d) Provides a platform or other marketplace for renting 7 lodging or otherwise facilitates the renting of lodging, 8 regardless of ownership or control of the lodging. 9 (e) Provides software development or research and 10 development activities related to any activity described in 11 this subparagraph (1), if such software development or research 12 and development activities are directly related to the physical 13 or electronic marketplace provided by a lodging facilitator. 14 (f) Provides or offers fulfillment or storage services for a 15 lessor. 16 (g) Sets prices for a lessor’s rental of lodging. 17 (h) Provides or offers customer service to a lessor or 18 a lessor’s customers, or accepts or assists with returns, 19 exchanges, cancellations, or rescheduling of the rental of 20 lodging by a lessor. 21 (2) The person directly or indirectly does any of the 22 following: 23 (a) Collects the sales price for the renting of the lodging. 24 (b) Provides payment processing services for the renting of 25 lodging. 26 (c) Charges, collects, or otherwise receives booking fees, 27 advertising revenues, or other consideration from the renting 28 of lodging or the facilitation of the renting of lodging, 29 regardless of ownership or control of the lodging. 30 (d) Through terms and conditions, agreements, or 31 arrangements with a third party, collects payment in connection 32 with a rental of lodging from a user and transmits that payment 33 to the lessor, regardless of whether the person collecting 34 and transmitting such payment receives compensation or other 35 -71- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 71/ 96
H.F. 2489 consideration in exchange for the service. 1 (e) Provides a virtual currency that users are allowed or 2 required to use to rent lodging. 3 d. e. “Person” means the same as the term is defined in 4 section 423.1 . 5 e. f. “Renting” , “rental” , or “rent” means a transfer of 6 possession or control of lodging for a fixed or indeterminate 7 term for consideration and includes any kind of direct or 8 indirect charge for such lodging or its use. 9 f. g. “Sales price” means the consideration for renting of 10 lodging and means the same as the term is defined in section 11 423.1 all direct or indirect consideration, including but 12 not limited to cash, credit, property, and services, paid in 13 connection with any charge of any description associated with 14 the renting of lodging or with communicating, negotiating, 15 reserving, booking, facilitating, or otherwise arranging to 16 rent lodging, including but not limited to booking fees, 17 reservation fees, service fees, cleaning fees, linen fees, 18 towel fees, and nonrefundable deposits . When determining “sales 19 price” , no deduction shall be taken for any of the following: 20 (1) The lessor’s cost of the property rented. 21 (2) The cost of materials used, labor or service cost, 22 interest, losses, all costs of transportation to the lessor, 23 all taxes imposed on the lessor, or any other expenses of the 24 lessor. 25 (3) Charges by the lessor for any services necessary to 26 complete the rental transaction. 27 g. h. “User” means a person to whom lodging is rented. 28 Sec. 124. NEW SECTION . 423A.3A Collection and remittance by 29 lodging facilitators —— joint and several liability. 30 If a transaction for the rental of lodging involves both a 31 lodging facilitator and another lessor, all of the following 32 shall apply: 33 1. The lodging facilitator shall collect the state-imposed 34 tax under section 423A.3 and the locally imposed tax under 35 -72- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 72/ 96
H.F. 2489 section 423A.4 on the entire sales price paid by the user, 1 regardless of the amount of the sales price that will 2 ultimately accrue to or benefit the lodging facilitator, 3 another lessor, or any other person. 4 2. The lodging facilitator and any other lessor involved 5 in the transaction shall be jointly and severally liable for 6 collecting and remitting the tax under sections 423A.3 and 7 423A.4. 8 Sec. 125. Section 423A.5, Code 2018, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 423A.5 Exemptions. 11 1. There are exempted from the provisions of this chapter 12 and from the computation of any amount of tax imposed by 13 section 423A.3 this chapter all of the following: 14 a. 1. The sales price from the renting of lodging which is 15 rented by the same person for a period of more than thirty-one 16 consecutive days. 17 b. 2. The sales price from the renting of sleeping rooms 18 in dormitories and in memorial unions at all universities and 19 colleges located in the state of Iowa. 20 2. There is exempted from the provisions of this chapter and 21 from the computation of any amount of tax imposed by section 22 423A.4 all of the following: 23 a. The sales price from the renting of lodging or rooms 24 exempt under subsection 1 . 25 b. 3. The sales price of lodging furnished to the guests of 26 a religious institution if the property is exempt under section 27 427.1, subsection 8 , and the purpose of renting is to provide a 28 place for a religious retreat or function and not a place for 29 transient guests generally. 30 Sec. 126. Section 423A.6, subsection 4, Code 2018, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 4. Section 422.25, subsection 4 , sections 422.30 , 422.67 , 33 and 422.68 , section 422.69, subsection 1 , sections 422.70 , 34 422.71 , 422.72 , 422.74 , and 422.75 , section 423.14, subsection 35 -73- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 73/ 96
H.F. 2489 1 , and sections 423.23 , 423.24 , 423.25 , 423.31 , 423.33 , 1 423.35 , 423.37 through 423.42 , and 423.47 , consistent with the 2 provisions of this chapter , apply with respect to the taxes 3 authorized under this chapter , in the same manner and with the 4 same effect as if the state and local hotel and motel taxes 5 were retail sales taxes within the meaning of those statutes. 6 Notwithstanding this subsection , the director shall provide for 7 quarterly filing of returns and for other than quarterly filing 8 of returns both as prescribed in section 423.31 . The director 9 may require all persons who are engaged in the business of 10 deriving any sales price subject to tax under this chapter to 11 register with the department. All taxes collected under this 12 chapter by a retailer , lessor, or any individual other person 13 are deemed to be held in trust for the state of Iowa and the 14 local jurisdictions imposing the taxes. 15 Sec. 127. Section 423C.2, subsection 3, Code 2018, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 3. “Lessor” means a any of the following: 18 a. A person engaged in the business of renting automobiles 19 to users. “Lessor” includes a 20 b. A motor vehicle dealer licensed pursuant to chapter 21 322 who rents automobiles to users. For this purpose, the 22 objective of making a profit is not necessary to make the 23 renting activity a business. 24 c. A person who acquires a right to or interest in any 25 automobile with an intent to rent the automobile to another 26 person. 27 d. A person who actually or constructively rents 28 automobiles, regardless of who owns or controls the 29 automobiles. 30 e. A rental facilitator. 31 f. A retailer or retailer maintaining a place of business in 32 this state as defined in section 423.1, including those persons 33 who meet the requirements of section 423.14A, which retailer or 34 retailer maintaining a place of business in this state would be 35 -74- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 74/ 96
H.F. 2489 responsible for collection and payment of the automobile rental 1 excise tax if it were a sales or use tax under chapter 423. 2 Sec. 128. Section 423C.2, Code 2018, is amended by adding 3 the following new subsection: 4 NEW SUBSECTION . 06. “Rental facilitator” means any person 5 who facilitates the renting of an automobile to users by 6 satisfying paragraphs “a” and “b” as follows: 7 a. The person directly or indirectly does any of the 8 following: 9 (1) Lists, makes available, or advertises automobiles for 10 rent by a lessor in any forum. 11 (2) Transmits or otherwise communicates an offer or 12 acceptance between a lessor or user. 13 (3) Owns, rents, licenses, makes available, or operates any 14 electronic or physical infrastructure or any property, process, 15 method, copyright, trademark, or patent that connects lessors 16 and users to each other. 17 (4) Provides a platform or other marketplace for 18 renting automobiles or otherwise facilitates the renting 19 of automobiles, regardless of ownership or control of the 20 automobile. 21 (5) Provides software development or research and 22 development activities related to any activity described in 23 this paragraph “a” , if such software development or research and 24 development activities are directly related to the physical or 25 electronic marketplace provided by a rental facilitator. 26 (6) Provides or offers fulfillment or storage services for a 27 lessor. 28 (7) Sets prices for a lessor’s rental of automobiles. 29 (8) Provides or offers customer service to a lessor or 30 a lessor’s customers, or accepts or assists with returns, 31 exchanges, cancellations, or rescheduling of the rental of 32 automobiles by a lessor. 33 b. The person directly or indirectly does any of the 34 following: 35 -75- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 75/ 96
H.F. 2489 (1) Collects the rental price for the renting of an 1 automobile. 2 (2) Provides payment processing services for the renting of 3 an automobile. 4 (3) Charges, collects, or otherwise receives booking 5 fees, advertising revenues, or other consideration from the 6 renting of an automobile or the facilitation of the renting 7 of an automobile, regardless of ownership or control of the 8 automobile. 9 (4) Through terms and conditions, agreements, or 10 arrangements with a third party, collects payment in connection 11 with a rental of automobiles from a user and transmits that 12 payment to the lessor, regardless of whether the person 13 collecting and transmitting such payment receives compensation 14 or other consideration in exchange for the service. 15 (5) Provides a virtual currency that users are allowed or 16 required to use to rent automobiles. 17 Sec. 129. Section 423C.2, subsection 6, Code 2018, is 18 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 19 thereof the following: 20 6. “Rental price” means all direct or indirect 21 consideration, including but not limited to cash, credit, 22 property, and services, paid in connection with any charge of 23 any description associated with the renting of an automobile 24 or with communicating, negotiating, reserving, booking, 25 facilitating, or otherwise arranging to rent an automobile, 26 including but not limited to booking fees, reservation fees, 27 service fees, and nonrefundable deposits. When determining 28 “rental price” , no deduction shall be taken for any of the 29 following: 30 a. The lessor’s cost of the property rented. 31 b. The cost of materials used, labor or service cost, 32 interest, losses, all costs of transportation to the lessor, 33 all taxes imposed on the lessor, or any other expenses of the 34 lessor. 35 -76- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 76/ 96
H.F. 2489 c. Charges by the lessor for any services necessary to 1 complete the rental transaction. 2 Sec. 130. NEW SECTION . 423C.3A Collection and remittance by 3 rental facilitators —— joint and several liability. 4 If a transaction for the rental of an automobile involves 5 both a rental facilitator and another lessor, all of the 6 following shall apply: 7 1. The rental facilitator shall collect the tax under 8 section 423C.3 on the entire rental price paid by the user, 9 regardless of the amount of the rental price that will 10 ultimately accrue to or benefit the rental facilitator, another 11 lessor, or any other person. 12 2. The rental facilitator and any other lessor involved 13 in the transaction shall be jointly and severally liable for 14 collecting and remitting the tax under section 423C.3. 15 Sec. 131. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the 16 general assembly that the provision of this division of this 17 Act amending the definition of “lodging” in section 423A.2, 18 subsection 1, paragraph “c”, is a conforming amendment 19 consistent with current state law, and that the amendment 20 does not change the application of current law but instead 21 reflects current law both before and after the enactment of 22 this division of this Act. 23 Sec. 132. EFFECTIVE DATE. 24 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, this division of this 25 Act takes effect January 1, 2019. 26 2. The following take effect July 1, 2018: 27 a. The provision amending the definition of “lodging” in the 28 section of this division of this Act amending section 423A.2, 29 subsection 1, paragraph “c”. 30 b. The section of this division of this Act entitled 31 “legislative intent” which describes the intent of the general 32 assembly with respect to the amendment in this division of 33 this Act to the definition of “lodging” in section 423A.2, 34 subsection 1, paragraph “c”. 35 -77- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 77/ 96
H.F. 2489 EXPLANATION 1 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 3 This bill makes numerous changes to income taxes, the 4 sales and use taxes and local option sales tax, the hotel and 5 motel excise tax, the automobile rental excise tax, the Iowa 6 educational savings plan trust, and the Iowa ABLE savings plan 7 trust. 8 DIVISION I —— INCOME TAX CHANGES BEGINNING IN TAX YEAR 2018. 9 The federal Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act (PATH Act) 10 enacted by Congress in 2015 made permanent certain increased 11 phase-out amounts and increased credit percentages of the 12 federal earned income tax credit (EITC) that were scheduled 13 to expire in 2018, made permanent the deduction for certain 14 expenses incurred by elementary and secondary school teachers 15 that was scheduled to expire in 2015, made permanent certain 16 tax-free distributions to charities from individual retirement 17 accounts (IRAs) that were set to expire in 2015, and made 18 permanent the option to deduct sales and use taxes in lieu of 19 state and local income taxes that was set to expire in 2015. 20 To date, Iowa has not coupled with these federal changes for 21 purposes of the Iowa individual income tax. Division I couples 22 with these federal changes for purposes of the Iowa individual 23 income tax for tax year 2018. Division I also couples 24 for tax year 2018 with certain accounting method and other 25 miscellaneous changes made in the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 26 of 2017 for purposes of the individual and corporate income 27 taxes, and the franchise tax, to the extent those amendments 28 affect the calculation of federal adjusted gross income or 29 federal taxable income for federal tax purposes for tax year 30 2018. These include amendments contained in the following 31 sections of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: §13102 (small 32 business accounting method changes), §13221 (accounting method 33 rules for the taxable year of inclusion), §13504 (repeal of 34 technical termination of partnerships), §13541 (electing small 35 -78- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 78/ 96
H.F. 2489 business trust), §13543 (treatment of S corporation conversion 1 to C corporation), §13611 (repeal of special rule permitting 2 recharacterization of Roth IRA conversions), and §13613 3 (extended rollover period for qualified plan loans). 4 These provisions apply retroactively to January 1, 2018, for 5 tax years beginning on or after that date, but prior to January 6 1, 2019. 7 IRC §179 DEDUCTION. The IRC §179 deduction provides a tax 8 deduction in lieu of depreciation for certain property placed 9 in service during a tax year. Under current law, for Iowa 10 tax purposes, the maximum IRC §179 deduction per tax year is 11 $25,000. This maximum deduction is incrementally reduced when 12 a taxpayer’s eligible property placed in service during the tax 13 year exceeds $200,000 (investment limitation). 14 The federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 made several 15 changes to the IRC §179 deduction, including increasing the 16 statutory maximum deduction to $1 million, and increasing 17 the statutory investment limitation to $2.5 million. The 18 bill couples for Iowa individual income tax purposes with the 19 changes made to the IRC §179 deduction in the federal Tax Cuts 20 and Jobs Act beginning in tax year 2018, but limits the maximum 21 deduction to $100,000, and sets the investment limitation at 22 $400,000. The maximum deduction and limitation amount are 23 increased to $250,000 and $1 million, respectively, for tax 24 years beginning on or after January 1, 2020. 25 If the total IRC §179 deduction allocated to a taxpayer from 26 one or more partnerships, S corporations, or limited liability 27 companies exceeds the applicable amount described above in a 28 tax year, the bill allows the taxpayer to deduct the amount 29 in excess of that amount evenly over a five-year tax period 30 beginning in the subsequent tax year. Taxpayers who elect 31 to take advantage of this provision are not allowed to take 32 the IRC §179 deduction for the tax year of the election on 33 any eligible property placed in service by the taxpayer, but 34 are allowed to deduct depreciation on such amounts that would 35 -79- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 79/ 96
H.F. 2489 otherwise be allowable under federal law, without regard to the 1 bonus depreciation allowance. 2 Under current Iowa law, for previous tax years, individual 3 taxpayers were required to recompute their Iowa itemized 4 deductions under Code section 422.9(2) to account for 5 differences between the federal and Iowa treatment of the 6 IRC §179 deduction. The bill provides that taxpayers must 7 make those same adjustments to federal adjusted gross income 8 beginning in tax year 2018. 9 These provisions apply retroactively to January 1, 2018, for 10 tax years beginning on or after that date. 11 The division takes effect upon enactment. 12 DIVISION II —— INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX CHANGES BEGINNING IN 13 TAX YEAR 2019. Division II makes numerous changes to the Iowa 14 individual income tax beginning in tax year 2019. 15 TAX RATE CHANGES. Current law provides nine regular tax 16 brackets containing progressively higher amounts of taxable 17 income that are taxed at progressively higher tax rates, from 18 a low of 0.36 percent, to a high of 8.98 percent. The taxable 19 income amounts in each tax bracket are indexed to inflation 20 and increased each year. For tax years beginning on or after 21 January 1, 2019, the bill reduces the tax rate in each bracket 22 as follows: 23 Tax rates for tax year 2019 Tax rates for tax year 24 2020 and beyond 25 1) 0.34% 0.32% 26 2) 0.68% 0.65% 27 3) 2.31% 2.20% 28 4) 4.28% 4.10% 29 5) 5.94% 5.60% 30 6) 6.29% 6.10% 31 7) 6.60% 6.58% 32 8) 7.84% 7.82% 33 9) 8.89% 8.89% 34 INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) COUPLING. Under current law 35 -80- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 80/ 96
H.F. 2489 with the exception of the solar energy credit and the state 1 research activities credit, Code references to the IRC include 2 the IRC in effect on January 1, 2015, meaning federal income 3 tax revisions made by Congress in 2015 through 2017 are not 4 applicable for Iowa tax purposes, including revisions made in 5 the PATH Act of 2015 and the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 6 2017. The bill adopts, or couples with, these revisions for 7 purposes of the individual income tax beginning in tax year 8 2019, except for certain revisions as described below. The 9 coupling is accomplished generally by updating the definition 10 of IRC as it applies to the individual income tax to mean 11 the IRC as amended and in effect on January 1, 2018. The 12 updated definition does not apply to the state solar energy 13 system credit in Code section 422.11L, or the state individual 14 research activities credit in Code section 422.10, because both 15 of those credits contain their own definition of IRC. 16 Code section 422.9 provided individuals a deduction from 17 net income for state sales and use taxes if the individual 18 chose to deduct sales and use tax in lieu of state income taxes 19 or the standard deduction for federal income tax purposes. 20 The deduction was set to expire under both federal and Iowa 21 law beginning in tax year 2016. The federal deduction was 22 made permanent by the PATH Act of 2015, and the bill couples 23 with these federal changes to the deduction, thus making it 24 permanent for tax year 2019 and beyond. 25 The federal deduction for other taxes paid was limited to 26 $10,000 per year under most circumstances by the federal Tax 27 Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, but the bill decouples from this 28 limitation. Taxpayers will be allowed to deduct other taxes 29 paid in computing state itemized deductions to the same extent 30 as is allowed under current state law, without regard to the 31 $10,000 limitation described above. 32 BONUS DEPRECIATION DECOUPLING. The bill decouples, for Iowa 33 individual income tax purposes, from the federal additional 34 first-year depreciation allowance in section 168(k) of the IRC 35 -81- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 81/ 96
H.F. 2489 (bonus depreciation) which was extended and modified by the 1 federal PATH Act of 2015 and the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2 of 2017. By decoupling, taxpayers who claim bonus depreciation 3 for federal tax purposes are required to add such depreciation 4 amounts back to Iowa net income, but are then allowed under 5 existing state law to deduct the amount of depreciation that 6 would otherwise be allowable under federal law, without regard 7 to the bonus depreciation allowance. 8 STANDARD DEDUCTION INCREASES. When calculating taxable 9 income for purposes of the individual income tax, individuals 10 are allowed to choose between a standard deduction or itemized 11 deductions. The standard deduction under current law for tax 12 year 2018 is $2,030 for a single person or a married person who 13 files separately, and is $5,000 for a married couple filing 14 jointly, a surviving spouse, or a head of household. These 15 amounts are indexed to inflation and increased each year. 16 The bill increases the standard deduction amounts beginning 17 in tax year 2019 to $3,000 for a single person or a married 18 person who files separately, and to $7,500 for a married couple 19 filing jointly, a surviving spouse, or a head of household. 20 The bill indexes these standard deduction amounts to inflation 21 so they will be increased in future tax years. 22 QUALIFIED BUSINESS INCOME DEDUCTION. The federal Tax Cuts 23 and Jobs Act of 2017 created a deduction in calculating federal 24 taxable income for noncorporate taxpayers of up to 20 percent 25 of certain domestic qualified business income earned by a 26 taxpayer from a partnership, S corporation, limited liability 27 company, other pass-through entity, or a sole proprietorship. 28 This deduction was further amended by the federal Consolidated 29 Appropriations Act of 2018. The deduction is calculated under 30 section 199A of the IRC and includes numerous limitations based 31 on the type of trade or business involved, the income of the 32 trade or business, and the income of the taxpayer claiming the 33 deduction. The federal deduction applies to tax years 2018 34 through 2025, and is available to a taxpayer regardless of 35 -82- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 82/ 96
H.F. 2489 whether the taxpayer claims the standard deduction or itemized 1 deductions for federal tax purposes. 2 The bill provides a deduction in computing Iowa taxable 3 income for purposes of the individual income tax equal to 25 4 percent of the taxpayer’s qualified business income deduction 5 allowed for federal income tax purposes beginning in tax 6 year 2019. With regard to individuals, the Iowa deduction 7 is available regardless of whether the individual claims 8 the standard deduction or itemized deductions for Iowa tax 9 purposes. With regard to an estate or trust, the starting 10 point for calculating Iowa income tax will include the full 11 amount of the federal qualified business income deduction, so 12 the bill requires the estate or trust to add back 75 percent of 13 such amount when calculating Iowa taxable income. 14 The bill provides special rules for calculating the 15 qualified business income deduction in the case of an entity 16 filing an Iowa composite income tax return on behalf of all of 17 the entity’s nonresident partners, members, beneficiaries, or 18 shareholders. In such cases, the deduction on the composite 19 return shall be an amount equal to 25 percent of the federal 20 qualified business income deduction that would be allowable to 21 an individual reporting the same items of income and loss that 22 are included on the composite return. 23 LIKE-KIND EXCHANGES. IRC §1031 provides for a deferral of 24 gain or loss resulting from exchanges of property that meet 25 certain conditions. The federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 26 repealed this provision with respect to exchanges of personal 27 property. IRC §1031 still provides for deferrals of gain or 28 loss with respect to qualifying real property. 29 The bill decouples, for Iowa individual income tax purposes, 30 with the federal repeal of deferrals under IRC §1031 for 31 qualifying personal property, and permits individuals to defer 32 gain or loss on qualifying personal property to the extent such 33 deferral would have been permitted under IRC §1031 prior to 34 its amendment by the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. 35 -83- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 83/ 96
H.F. 2489 EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY. The division takes effect 1 January 1, 2019, and applies to tax years beginning on or after 2 that date. 3 DIVISION III —— CHANGES TO IOWA EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS PLAN 4 TRUST AND IOWA ABLE SAVINGS PLAN TRUST. Division III makes 5 several changes to the Iowa educational savings plan trust in 6 Code chapter 12D (Iowa 529 plan), the disabilities expenses 7 savings plan trust in Code chapter 12I (Iowa ABLE plan), and 8 the income tax treatment of contributions to and withdrawals 9 from such plans. 10 IRC §529, which governs state tuition programs, previously 11 required that in order for a state tuition program to be 12 considered qualified and therefore eligible for certain 13 federal tax benefits, the program must be established to 14 allow contributions for the purposes of funding certain 15 qualifying expenses of attendance at institutions of higher 16 education. Accordingly, the Iowa 529 plan allows participants 17 to contribute and withdraw funds to and from the Iowa 529 plan 18 for the payment of higher education costs related to attendance 19 at institutions of higher education. 20 The federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 amended IRC 21 §529 to provide that during each tax year, up to $10,000 of 22 cash distributions from all qualified tuition programs for a 23 beneficiary for tuition expenses in connection with enrollment 24 or attendance at an elementary or secondary public, private, 25 or religious school, may be considered a distribution for 26 qualified higher education expenses and thus excludable from 27 income for federal income tax purposes. The federal Tax 28 Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 also provided that under certain 29 conditions, amounts in qualified tuition programs may be 30 transferred to a qualified ABLE account without incurring 31 federal income tax consequences. 32 The bill amends the Iowa 529 plan to provide for qualified 33 withdrawals from the plan for elementary or secondary school 34 tuition as is now allowed under federal law pursuant to the 35 -84- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 84/ 96
H.F. 2489 federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The bill modifies the 1 findings and purpose provision of the Iowa 529 plan in Code 2 section 12D.1(1) by striking or amending specific references 3 to higher education and institutions of higher education so 4 that such provisions more generally reference education and 5 educational institutions, and by providing that the Iowa 529 6 plan’s purpose is to make available an opportunity to invest in 7 a public trust to fund future formal education needs. 8 The bill strikes the definition of “higher education costs”, 9 as well as numerous references to that term throughout the Iowa 10 529 plan, and replaces them with the term “qualified education 11 expenses”, which is defined in the bill to mean the same as 12 qualified higher education expenses as defined in IRC §529, 13 including elementary and secondary school tuition to the extent 14 such tuition amounts are described and allowed under IRC §529. 15 The bill also replaces numerous references to “institution 16 of higher education” throughout the Iowa 529 plan with 17 references to a “qualified educational institution”, which 18 is defined in the bill to include an institution of higher 19 education and any elementary or secondary, public, private, or 20 religious school described in IRC §529. 21 The federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 also amended 22 IRC §529 to allow certain transfers from a qualified tuition 23 program to an ABLE account without incurring federal income tax 24 consequences. The bill amends the Iowa 529 plan to provide 25 that a participant may transfer amounts in an Iowa 529 plan to 26 an ABLE account, including the Iowa ABLE plan, if the transfer 27 is permitted under IRC §529. The Iowa 529 plan is further 28 amended to allow the transfer of funds to another account in 29 the Iowa 529 plan, if the transfer is permitted under IRC §529. 30 Several other modifications are made to the Iowa 529 plan 31 to remove references to the imposition of penalties for 32 cancellation and late payments under the trust, to remove 33 certain references to the ability to amend participation 34 agreements, to describe rules and procedures for determining 35 -85- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 85/ 96
H.F. 2489 account successors in the case of death of a participant, and 1 to modify the permissible investment direction that may be 2 provided by participants and beneficiaries under the trust. 3 Finally, the bill adds Iowa 529 plan accounts to the list of 4 exemptions from execution under Code section 627.6. 5 Under current law in Code section 422.7(32)(c), previously 6 tax-deducted contributions to an Iowa 529 plan that are 7 withdrawn for purposes other than the payment of qualified 8 education expenses are required to be added back to income 9 in computing Iowa individual income tax. The bill amends 10 this provision to provide that Iowa 529 plan withdrawals of 11 previously tax-deducted contributions must be added back to 12 Iowa income unless the amount is a withdrawal or transfer 13 for one of three eligible purposes. First, for the payment 14 of qualified higher education expenses. Second, for the 15 payment of tuition to an elementary or secondary school if the 16 tuition amounts are qualified education expenses. Third, for a 17 change in beneficiaries under, or transfer to another account 18 within, the Iowa 529 plan, or a transfer to the Iowa ABLE plan, 19 provided such beneficiary change or transfer is permitted under 20 the Iowa 529 plan. The bill defines “qualified education 21 expenses” and “tuition” to mean the same as defined under the 22 Iowa 529 plan. The bill defines “elementary or secondary 23 school” to mean an elementary or secondary school in this state 24 which is accredited under Code section 256.11 (educational 25 standards), and adheres to the provisions of the federal 26 Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Code chapter 216 (civil rights 27 commission). The bill defines “qualified higher education 28 expenses” to mean the same as defined under IRC §529. 29 The bill amends the income tax treatment of contributions 30 to and withdrawals from the Iowa ABLE plan to provide that a 31 contribution shall not be deducted from Iowa income tax to the 32 extent it represents a transfer from the Iowa 529 plan that was 33 previously deducted as a contribution to the Iowa 529 plan, 34 and that amounts resulting from a cancellation or withdrawal 35 -86- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 86/ 96
H.F. 2489 from the Iowa ABLE plan for purposes other than the payment of 1 qualified disability expenses shall be added back to income in 2 computing Iowa individual income tax to the extent the amount 3 was previously transferred from the Iowa 529 plan and deducted 4 as a contribution to the Iowa 529 plan. 5 The division takes effect upon enactment and applies 6 retroactively to January 1, 2018, for withdrawals and transfers 7 from the Iowa educational savings plan trust made on or after 8 that date, and for tax years beginning on or after that date. 9 DIVISION IV —— SALES AND USE TAXES. Division IV makes 10 numerous changes to the sales and use taxes, including the 11 local option sales tax. 12 SPECIFIED DIGITAL PRODUCTS. The bill imposes the sales and 13 use tax at a rate of six percent on the sale or use of specified 14 digital products in Iowa. The bill defines “specified digital 15 products” as electronically transferred digital audio-visual 16 works, digital audio works, digital books, or other digital 17 products. These and other related terms are defined in 18 the bill in new Code section 423.1(55A). The sales or use 19 tax applies whether the purchaser obtains permanent use or 20 less than permanent use of the specified digital product, 21 whether the sale or use is conditioned or not conditioned upon 22 continued payment from the purchaser, and whether the sale or 23 use is on a subscription basis or is not on a subscription 24 basis. The bill also provides that the sale or use of digital 25 code that may be used to obtain or access a specified digital 26 product at a later date is taxed in the same manner as a 27 specified digital product. 28 The bill creates an exemption for the sale or use of 29 specified digital products to a non-end user, as defined in the 30 bill. 31 The bill amends numerous existing sales and use tax 32 exemptions to include specified digital products, including 33 the following: sales the state is prohibited from taxing 34 under the United States Constitution or the Iowa Constitution; 35 -87- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 87/ 96
H.F. 2489 sales to certain nonprofit corporations, organizations, 1 educational institutions, legal aid organizations, museums, 2 art centers, organ procurement organizations, hospitals, or 3 hospice facilities; sales by a state fair; sales to political 4 subdivisions; sales by counties or cities; casual sales; sales 5 of property which will be distributed as prizes to players 6 of certain amusement games; sales to recognized community 7 action agencies; uses of property for which the sales tax has 8 already been paid; sales in the regular course of business; 9 and property brought into Iowa by a nonresident and used here 10 temporarily. The bill amends a sales tax refund provision 11 relating to relief agencies that purchase property for free 12 distribution to the poor to include purchases of specified 13 digital products. 14 The bill makes certain other conforming amendments related 15 to the treatment of specified digital products for purposes 16 of the administration of the sales and use taxes. The bill 17 provides that the imposition of tax on the sale or use of 18 specified digital products shall not be construed as affecting 19 the taxability or nontaxability under other provisions of 20 existing law of sales or uses occurring prior to the enactment 21 of this division of this Act of products meeting the definition 22 of “specified digital products”. 23 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PAY TELEVISION SERVICE. The bill amends 24 the definition of “sale” in Code section 423.1(50) for purposes 25 of the sales tax to provide that a sale includes but is not 26 limited to any transfer, exchange, or barter on a subscription 27 basis. The bill defines “subscription” in new Code section 28 423.1(57A). 29 The bill amends the taxable service of pay television to 30 provide that pay television includes but is not limited to 31 streaming video, video on-demand, and pay-per-view. 32 The bill provides that it is the intent of the general 33 assembly that these changes to the definition of “sale” and 34 “subscription”, and changes to the service of pay television, 35 -88- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 88/ 96
H.F. 2489 are conforming amendments consistent with current state law, 1 and that the amendments do not change the application of 2 current law but instead reflect current law both before and 3 after the enactment of these changes. 4 These changes take effect July 1, 2018. 5 OTHER CHANGES TO TAXABLE SERVICES. Under current law, the 6 services of photography and retouching are subject to the 7 sales and use tax, but such services are taxed as if they were 8 sales of tangible personal property. The bill strikes these 9 provisions treating photography and retouching as tangible 10 personal property, and adds photography and retouching to the 11 list of enumerated services subject to the sales and use tax. 12 These changes to photography and retouching take effect July 13 1, 2018. 14 Current law provides that a limousine service is subject 15 to the sales and use tax. The bill modifies this service to 16 provide that a personal transportation service shall be subject 17 to the sales and use tax, and includes taxis, driver services, 18 ride sharing services, rides for hire, and limousine services 19 as examples of the types of services which qualify as a taxable 20 personal transportation service. 21 Under current law, the furnishing of information services, 22 as defined in Code section 423.3(66), is exempt from the 23 sales and use tax. The bill strikes this exemption and makes 24 information services a taxable service for purposes of the 25 sales and use tax. The bill defines “information services”. 26 The bill additionally adds the following services to the 27 list of enumerated services subject to the sales and use 28 tax: storage of tangible or electronic files, documents, or 29 other records; services arising from or related to installing, 30 maintaining, servicing, repairing, operating, upgrading, or 31 enhancing specified digital products; video game services and 32 tournaments; and software as a service. 33 OTHER SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTIONS. Current law provides 34 a sales and use tax exemption for access charges related to 35 -89- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 89/ 96
H.F. 2489 online computer services in Code section 423.3(65), and for any 1 retail sale delivered electronically in Code section 423.3(67). 2 The bill strikes both of these exemptions. 3 The bill creates a sales and use tax exemption in new 4 Code section 423.3(103) for certain sales to a commercial 5 enterprise for use exclusively by the commercial enterprise. 6 The exemption specifies that such a use fails to qualify as 7 a use exclusively by the commercial enterprise if its use 8 for noncommercial purposes is more than de minimis. The 9 bill provides that the terms “de minimis” and “noncommercial 10 purposes” shall be defined by the director of revenue by 11 rule. The bill defines “commercial enterprise” to mean the 12 same as defined under the machinery and equipment sales and 13 use tax exemption in Code section 423.3(47), which includes 14 businesses and manufacturers conducted for profit and centers 15 for data processing services to insurance companies, financial 16 institutions, businesses, and manufacturers, but excludes 17 professions and occupations and nonprofit organizations. 18 The exemption applies to sales of specified digital 19 products, and to the furnishing of the following enumerated 20 taxable services: storage of tangible or electronic files, 21 documents, or other records; information services; services 22 arising from or related to installing, maintaining, servicing, 23 repairing, operating, upgrading, or enhancing specified digital 24 products; and software as a service. 25 The bill adds the sale of services to the items that may 26 qualify for the sales and use tax exemption in Code section 27 423.3(63) relating to items purchased for the purposes of 28 providing them as prizes to players of certain amusement games. 29 SALES AND USE TAX NEXUS AND COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS. The 30 bill modifies the requirement of persons to collect and remit 31 the state sales and use taxes and the local option sales tax. 32 Current law requires retailers to collect sales tax for taxable 33 items sold at retail in the state. The bill defines “sold 34 at retail in the state” and other similar terms to include 35 -90- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 90/ 96
H.F. 2489 but not be limited to sales sourced to this state under Code 1 chapter 423 (sales and use tax), and provides that it is 2 the intent of the general assembly that the definition is a 3 conforming amendment consistent with current state law, and 4 that the amendment does not change the application of current 5 law but instead reflects current law both before and after the 6 enactment of the definition. The enactment of the definition 7 of “sold at retail in the state” takes effect July 1, 2018. 8 Under current law, Code section 423.15 provides general 9 rules for the sourcing of sales to Iowa. The bill amends a 10 provision in this Code section relating to when sales tax 11 applies to a sale sourced to Iowa, to provide that Iowa sales 12 tax applies to a sale sourced to Iowa made by a seller who is a 13 retailer maintaining a place of business in this state, or who 14 is subject to the new Code section 423.14A (described below). 15 The bill also amends provisions relating to the requirement 16 of retailers maintaining a place of business in this state to 17 collect use tax in Code sections 423.14 and 423.29, to provide 18 that use tax shall be collected by retailers not otherwise 19 required to collect sales tax under Code chapter 423 (sales and 20 use tax). 21 Under current law in Code section 423B.5, the local sales and 22 services tax is applicable to transactions within the areas of 23 the county imposing the tax. The bill amends this provision 24 to provide that a transaction occurring within the taxing area 25 includes a sale sourced to a location in that area pursuant 26 to the sourcing rules governing the sales and use tax (Code 27 sections 423.15 through 423.20). 28 The bill creates new Code section 423.14A that deems certain 29 persons, or agents of those persons, to be a retailer and 30 a retailer maintaining a place of business in this state 31 on or after January 1, 2019, and subjects those persons to 32 all requirements of Code chapter 423 (sales and use taxes), 33 including but not limited to the requirement to collect and 34 remit Iowa sales and use tax, and the requirement to collect 35 -91- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 91/ 96
H.F. 2489 and remit the local option sales tax. The bill provides that 1 the requirements in Code section 423.14A are in addition to, 2 and not in lieu of, any other application of Code chapter 423 3 to a retailer or a retailer maintaining a place of business in 4 this state. Qualifying persons required to collect and remit 5 Iowa sales and use tax include any person described below. For 6 purposes of any threshold requirement described below that 7 involves the sales of taxable items, the bill defines “Iowa 8 sales” to include any sale sourced to this state under Code 9 chapter 423, or otherwise sold in this state or for delivery 10 into this state, of tangible personal property, specified 11 digital products, or services. 12 A qualifying person includes any retailer that has gross 13 revenue from Iowa sales equal to or exceeding $100,000 for the 14 current or previous calendar year. 15 A qualifying person includes any retailer that makes Iowa 16 sales in 200 or more separate transactions for the current or 17 previous calendar year. 18 A qualifying person includes any retailer that owns, 19 licenses, or uses software or data files (as defined in the 20 bill) that are installed or stored on property used in this 21 state. 22 A qualifying person includes any retailer that uses in-state 23 software (as defined in the bill) to make Iowa sales. 24 A qualifying person includes any retailer that provides, or 25 enters into an agreement to provide, a content distribution 26 network (as defined in the bill) in this state to facilitate, 27 accelerate, or enhance the delivery of the retailer’s internet 28 site to purchasers. However, this provision does not apply to 29 any retailer that has gross revenue from Iowa sales of less 30 than $100,000 for the current or previous calendar year. 31 A qualifying person includes any retailer that makes Iowa 32 sales through a marketplace provider (as defined in the bill). 33 However, this provision does not apply to any retailer that 34 has gross revenue from Iowa sales of less than $10,000 for the 35 -92- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 92/ 96
H.F. 2489 current or previous calendar year. 1 A qualifying person includes any marketplace provider that 2 makes or facilitates Iowa sales for a retailer equal to or 3 exceeding $100,000, or in 200 or more separate transactions for 4 the current or previous year. The bill requires marketplace 5 providers to collect Iowa sales and use tax on the entire 6 sales price or purchase price paid the purchaser, regardless 7 of the amount that will ultimately accrue to or benefit the 8 marketplace provider or any other person, includes other 9 provisions related to marketplace providers, and subjects 10 certain marketplace providers and retailers described in the 11 bill to joint and several liability for the collection and 12 payment of Iowa sales and use tax. 13 A qualifying person includes a retailer that makes Iowa 14 sales through the use of a solicitor (as defined in the bill). 15 The bill creates a presumption that a retailer has a solicitor 16 in this state under certain circumstances. This provision does 17 not apply to retailers that have gross revenue from Iowa sales 18 referred by solicitors of $10,000 or less for the current or 19 previous calendar year. 20 A qualifying person includes any person that owns, controls, 21 rents, licenses, makes available, or uses any tangible or 22 intangible property in this state or with a situs in this state 23 to make or facilitate a retail sale. 24 A qualifying person includes any person that enters into a 25 contract or agreement with a governmental entity, as defined in 26 the bill, including but not limited to contracts or agreements 27 for the provision of financial assistance or incentives such as 28 a tax credit, forgivable loan, grant, tax rebate, or any other 29 thing of value. This provision includes certain requirements 30 for contractors who submit bids and agreements to state 31 agencies similar to language in current Code section 423.2(10). 32 The bill strikes the similar language under existing law in 33 Code section 423.2(10). 34 A qualifying person includes any affiliate or any retailer 35 -93- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 93/ 96
H.F. 2489 that is required to collect Iowa sales and use tax, provided 1 the affiliate makes retail sales. 2 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SALES AND USE TAX CHANGES. The bill 3 moves provisions relating to the deposit and transfer of sales 4 tax revenues in Code section 423.11 to a new Code section 5 423.2A, and makes corresponding changes to other provisions of 6 the Code that reference those deposit and transfer provisions. 7 The bill amends the definition of “lease or rental”, “use”, 8 “use tax”, and “user” in Code section 423.1. The bill also 9 amends the definition of “bundled transaction” in Code section 10 423.2(8) to incorporate certain language also included in 11 the definition of “bundled transaction” for purposes of the 12 streamlined sales tax agreement, of which Iowa is a member 13 state. The changes to the definition of bundled transaction 14 take effect July 1, 2018. 15 The bill defines “personal property” for purposes of the 16 sales and use tax to include but not be limited to tangible 17 personal property and specified digital products. 18 The bill amends the definition of “place of business” in 19 Code section 423.1 to include places where specified digital 20 products or services are offered for sale, and provides that 21 it is the intent of the general assembly that the change to 22 the definition is a conforming amendment consistent with 23 current state law, and that the amendment does not change the 24 application of current law but instead reflects current law 25 both before and after the enactment of the change. These 26 changes to the definition of “place of business” take effect 27 July 1, 2018. 28 The bill provides that when any retailer required under 29 Iowa law to collect and remit sales and use tax fails to do 30 so, the retailer and any affiliate that directly, indirectly, 31 or constructively controls the retailer shall be held jointly 32 and severally liable for the tax and any resulting penalty and 33 interest, regardless of whether the affiliate is a retailer. 34 The bill provides the department the authority to assess 35 -94- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 94/ 96
H.F. 2489 the full amount of any tax, penalty, or interest against 1 the retailer and these affiliates, and gives the department 2 discretion to disregard or look through any organizational 3 structure of an enterprise to assess tax, penalty, and interest 4 against an affiliate of a retailer. The term “affiliate” for 5 purposes of these provisions is defined under existing law in 6 Code section 423.1(2). 7 Finally, the bill adds several Code sections relating to 8 the requirement to collect sales and use tax to the provisions 9 for which failure to comply may subject a retailer to personal 10 liability under Code section 421.26. 11 EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS. Except as otherwise provided 12 above, the division takes effect January 1, 2019. 13 DIVISION V —— HOTEL AND MOTEL EXCISE TAX AND AUTOMOBILE 14 RENTAL EXCISE TAX. The bill amends the hotel and motel excise 15 tax in Code chapter 423A and the automobile rental excise tax 16 in Code chapter 423C to expand the types of persons who must 17 collect and remit the excise taxes, and to make other changes 18 to the administration of the taxes. 19 Current law requires lessors, as defined with respect to 20 each excise tax, to collect the excise tax. The bill amends 21 the definition of “lessor” under each tax to more broadly 22 include any person who acquires a right or interest in lodging 23 or an automobile, any person who actually or constructively 24 rents lodging or an automobile, lodging facilitators and rental 25 facilitators, and retailers who would be required to collect 26 the excise taxes if the excise taxes were a sales and use tax 27 under Code chapter 423. The bill defines a lodging facilitator 28 with respect to the hotel and motel excise tax, and defines a 29 rental facilitator with respect to the automobile rental excise 30 tax, to include certain persons who facilitate the renting of 31 the taxable items by directly or indirectly performing certain 32 acts with regard to the rental transaction. The bill modifies 33 the definition of “sales price” for purposes of the hotel 34 and motel excise tax and “rental price” with respect to the 35 -95- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 95/ 96
H.F. 2489 automobile rental excise tax. 1 The bill repeals an exemption from the hotel and motel excise 2 tax provided for the renting of rooms in a memorial union of an 3 Iowa college or university, and expands an exemption for the 4 renting of rooms in certain religious institutions so that it 5 also applies to the state and local hotel and motel excise tax. 6 Under current law, that exemption only applies to the local 7 hotel and motel excise tax. 8 The bill modifies the definition of “lodging” for purposes 9 of the hotel and motel excise tax to include a cabin, 10 apartment, or residential property. The bill provides that it 11 is the intent of the general assembly that the change to the 12 definition of “lodging” is a conforming amendment consistent 13 with current state law, and that the amendments do not change 14 the application of current law but instead reflect current law 15 both before and after the enactment of these changes. The 16 changes to the definition of “lodging” take effect July 1, 17 2018. 18 Finally, the bill provides that if a transaction under 19 either excise tax involves both a lessor and a lodging 20 facilitator or rental facilitator, as applicable, then both 21 parties will be jointly and severally liable for the applicable 22 tax, and further provides that the lodging facilitator or 23 rental facilitator shall collect the entire amount of tax 24 due on the transaction, regardless of the amount that will 25 ultimately accrue to the benefit of the lodging facilitator or 26 rental facilitator, or any other person. 27 EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS. Except as otherwise provided 28 above, the division takes effect January 1, 2019. 29 -96- LSB 5613HV (5) 87 mm/jh 96/ 96