The Council hereby declares that the provisions of this article are adopted to achieve the following, among other, purposes and directs that the provisions of this article be interpreted in order to accomplish those purposes:
(A) To adopt a sales and use tax law which complies with the requirements and limitations contained in Cal. Rev. and Tax. Code Part 1.5 of Division 2;
(B) To adopt a sales and use tax law which incorporates provisions identical to those of the Sales and Use Tax Law of the State insofar as those provisions are not inconsistent with the requirements and limitations contained in Cal. Rev. and Tax. Code Part 1.5 of Division 2;
(C) To adopt a sales and use tax law which imposes a tax and provides a measure therefor which can be administered and collected by the State Board of Equalization in a manner that adapts itself as fully as practicable to, and requires the least possible deviation from, the existing statutory and administrative procedures followed by the State Board of Equalization in administering and collecting the sales and use taxes of the state; and
(D) To adopt a sales and use tax law which can be administered in a manner that will, to the degree possible consistent with the provisions of Cal. Rev. and Tax. Code Part 1.5 of Division 2, minimize the cost of collecting city sales and use taxes and at the same time minimize the burden of record keeping upon persons subject to taxation under the provisions of this article.
('66 Code, § 3-5.204) (Ord. 232-C-S, passed 11-8-73)