1.    After December 31, 2005, each member state shall adopt a rounding algorithm that meets the following criteria:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 57-39.4-25

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

a.    Tax computation must be carried to the third decimal place; and

b.    The tax must be rounded to a whole cent using a method that rounds up to the next cent whenever the third decimal place is greater than four.

2.    Each state shall allow sellers to elect to compute the tax due on a transaction on an item or an invoice basis and shall allow the rounding rule to be applied to the aggregated state and local taxes. No member state shall require a seller to collect tax based on a bracket system.