1. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, any ruling, agreement, or contract, whether written or oral, express or implied, entered into after July 1, 2013, between a retailer and a state agency that provides that a retailer is not required to collect sales and use tax in this state despite the presence in this state of a warehouse, distribution center, or fulfillment center that is owned and operated by the retailer or an affiliate of the retailer shall be null and void unless such ruling, agreement, or contract is approved, by resolution, by a majority vote of each house of the general assembly.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 423.13A

  • Affiliate: means an entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled with or by, or is under common control with another entity. See Iowa Code 423.3
  • Agreement: means the streamlined sales and use tax agreement authorized by subchapter IV of this chapter to provide a mechanism for establishing and maintaining a cooperative, simplified system for the application and administration of sales and use taxes. See Iowa Code 423.1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of revenue. See Iowa Code 423.1
  • in this state: includes but is not limited to sales sourced to this state under this chapter. See Iowa Code 423.1
  • Retailer: includes a seller obligated to collect sales or use tax, including any person obligated to collect sales and use tax pursuant to section 423. See Iowa Code 423.1
  • Retailer: means any person engaged in the business of selling tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products to ultimate consumers. See Iowa Code 453A.42
  • State: means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 423.1
 2. For purposes of this section, “state agency” means the executive branch, including any executive department, commission, board, institution, division, bureau, office, agency, or other entity of state government. “State agency” does not mean the general assembly, or the judicial branch as provided in section 602.1102.