Vermont § 9772 - Amount of tax to be collected

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§ 9772. Amount of tax to be collected

  • (a) For the purpose of adding and collecting the tax imposed by this chapter, or an amount
    equal as nearly as possible or practicable to the average equivalent thereof, to be
    reimbursed to the vendor by the purchaser, the vendor shall multiply the total sales
    price of all the transactions taxable by the rate specified in section 9771 of this title carried to the third decimal place and rounded up to the nearest whole cent if the
    third decimal point is greater than four and rounded down to the nearest whole cent
    if the third decimal point is four or less. The tax may be computed on either the
    total invoice amount or on each taxable item. (b) The Commissioner may adopt transition rules that comply with any applicable multistate
    agreement in the event of a rate change. (1969, No. 144, § 1, eff. June 1, 1969; amended 1971, No. 73, § 41, eff. April 16, 1971; 1981, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 1991, No. 32, § 10, eff. June 1, 1991; 1993, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; 2003, No. 68, § 32, eff. June 18, 2003; 2003, No. 68, § 62, eff. date, see note below; 2003, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 19, eff. date, see note below; 2009, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § H.42.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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