California Looks to Nix Tampon Tax, Ease Use Tax on Some Sellers

June 18, 2019, 3:17 PM UTC

Diapers and menstrual products would be tax-free for two years, and some remote sellers would get use tax relief in a bill heading to the California governor.

The state Assembly and Senate passed S.B. 92 unanimously June 17.

Lawmakers supported the bill even with a $17.5 million tax loss in fiscal year 2019-20 to the state general fund and a $35 million loss in subsequent years. The exemptions, which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) supported in his May revisions to the state budget, would start in 2020.

  • S.B. 92 also would simplify the rules for the Office of Tax Appeals to ...

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