FISCAL NOTE



FUND(S):

General Revenue Fund

Sources of Revenue:

General Fund

Legislation creates:

Neither Program nor Fund



Fiscal Note Summary


Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.


The stated purpose of this bill is to provide a consumer sales and service tax exemption to nonprofit, tax exempt corporations or organization affiliated with a church of association of churches. As written, this bill expands the current sales tax exemption for sales of tangible personal property or services to churches in W.V. Code §11-15-9(a)(6)(A) to include nonprofit corporations formed by or affiliated with any 501(3)(c) church, convention or association of churches. We do not have enough available information on the number of such nonprofit corporations or their purchases to estimate the loss to the General Revenue Fund from the passage of this bill. There would be no additional administrative costs to the State Tax Department from the passage of this bill.



Fiscal Note Detail


Effect of Proposal Fiscal Year
2011
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
2012
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation)
1. Estmated Total Cost 0 0 0
Personal Services 0 0 0
Current Expenses 0 0 0
Repairs and Alterations 0 0 0
Assets 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
2. Estimated Total Revenues 0 0 0


Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):


The stated purpose of this bill is to provide a consumer sales and service tax exemption to nonprofit, tax exempt corporations or organization affiliated with a church of association of churches. This bill expands the current sales tax exemption for sales of tangible personal property or services to churches in W.V. Code §11-15-9(a)(6)(A) to include nonprofit corporations formed by or affiliated with any 501(3)(c) church, convention or association of churches. We do not have enough available information on the number of such nonprofit corporations or their purchases to estimate the loss to the General Revenue Fund from the passage of this bill. There would be no additional administrative costs to the State Tax Department from the passage of this bill.



Memorandum


The stated purpose of this bill is to provide a consumer sales and service tax exemption to nonprofit, tax exempt corporations or organization affiliated with a church of association of churches. W.V. Code §11-15-9(a)(6) exempts sales of tangible personal property or services to organizations exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. This bill expands the current sales tax exemption for sales of tangible personal property or services to churches in W.V. Code §11-15-9(a)(6)(A) to include nonprofit corporations formed by or affiliated with any 501(3)(c) church, convention or association of churches. This could open the current exemption to organizations that engage in business activities, including renting or leasing property to the public.



    Person submitting Fiscal Note: Mark Muchow
    Email Address: kerri.r.petry@wv.gov