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15 U.S.C. 382: Assessment of net income taxesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 15-COMMERCE AND TRADECHAPTER 10B-STATE TAXATION OF INCOME FROM INTERSTATE COMMERCE
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§382. Assessment of net income taxes

(a)  Limitations

No State, or political subdivision thereof, shall have power to assess, after September 14, 1959, any net income tax which was imposed by such State or political subdivision, as the case may be, for any taxable year ending on or before such date, on the income derived within such State by any person from interstate commerce, if the imposition of such tax for a taxable year ending after such date is prohibited by section 381 of this title.

(b)  Collections

The provisions of subsection (a) shall not be construed⁠—

(1)  to invalidate the collection, on or before September 14, 1959, of any net income tax imposed for a taxable year ending on or before such date, or

(2)  to prohibit the collection, after September 14, 1959, of any net income tax which was assessed on or before such date for a taxable year ending on or before such date.

( Pub. L. 86–272, title I, § 102 , Sept. 14, 1959 , 73 Stat. 556 .)