Prerequisites to membership

1. The Nevada Tax Commission shall not enter into the Agreement unless the Agreement: (a) Sets restrictions to limit over time the number of state rates. (b) Establishes uniform standards for: (1) The sourcing of transactions to taxing jurisdictions; (2) The administration of exempt sales; and (3) Sales and use tax returns and remittances. (c) Provides a central, electronic registration system that allows a seller to register to collect and remit sales and use taxes for all signatory states. (d) Provides that registration with the central, electronic registration system and the collection of sales and use taxes in the signatory states will not be used as a factor in determining whether the seller has nexus with a state for any tax. (e) Provides for reduction of the burdens of complying with local sales and use taxes through the following: (1) Restricting variances between the state and local tax bases; (2) Requiring states to administer any sales and use taxes levied by local jurisdictions within the state so that sellers collecting and remitting the taxes will not have to register or file returns with, remit funds to or be subject to independent audits from local taxing jurisdictions; (3) Restricting the frequency of changes in the local sales and use tax rates and setting effective dates for the application of local jurisdictional boundary changes to local sales and use taxes; and (4) Providing notice of changes in local sales and use tax rates and of changes in the boundaries of local taxing jurisdictions. (f) Outlines any monetary allowances that are to be provided by the states to sellers or certified service providers and allows for a joint public and private sector study of the compliance cost on sellers and certified service providers to collect sales and use taxes for state and local governments under various levels of complexity to be completed by July 1, 2002. (g) Requires each state to certify compliance with the terms of the Agreement before joining and to maintain compliance, under the laws of the member state, with all provisions of the Agreement while a member. (h) Requires each state to adopt a uniform policy for certified service providers that protects the privacy of consumers and maintains the confidentiality of tax information. (i) Provides for the appointment of an advisory council of private sector representatives and an advisory council of nonmember state representatives to consult within the administration of the Agreement. 2. The Agreement must require each member state to abide by the requirements set forth in subsection 1.