Bill Text: MN SF2485 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Amusement devices availability sale and purchase definition modification
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-15 - Referred to Taxes [SF2485 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF2485-Introduced.html
1.2relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying definition of sale and purchase
1.3relating to amusement devices;amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement,
1.4section 297A.61, subdivision 3.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 297A.61, subdivision 3,
1.7is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 3. Sale and purchase. (a) "Sale" and "purchase" include, but are not limited
1.9to, each of the transactions listed in this subdivision.
1.10 (b) Sale and purchase include:
1.11 (1) any transfer of title or possession, or both, of tangible personal property, whether
1.12absolutely or conditionally, for a consideration in money or by exchange or barter; and
1.13 (2) the leasing of or the granting of a license to use or consume, for a consideration
1.14in money or by exchange or barter, tangible personal property, other than a manufactured
1.15home used for residential purposes for a continuous period of 30 days or more.
1.16 (c) Sale and purchase include the production, fabrication, printing, or processing of
1.17tangible personal property for a consideration for consumers who furnish either directly or
1.18indirectly the materials used in the production, fabrication, printing, or processing.
1.19 (d) Sale and purchase include the preparing for a consideration of food.
1.20Notwithstanding section297A.67, subdivision 2 , taxable food includes, but is not limited
1.21to, the following:
1.22 (1) prepared food sold by the retailer;
1.23 (2) soft drinks;
1.24 (3) candy;
2.1 (4) dietary supplements; and
2.2 (5) all food sold through vending machines.
2.3 (e) A sale and a purchase includes the furnishing for a consideration of electricity,
2.4gas, water, or steam for use or consumption within this state.
2.5 (f) A sale and a purchase includes the transfer for a consideration of prewritten
2.6computer software whether delivered electronically, by load and leave, or otherwise.
2.7 (g) A sale and a purchase includes the furnishing for a consideration of the following
2.8services:
2.9 (1) the privilege of admission to places of amusement, recreational areas, or athletic
2.10events, and the making available ofamusement devices, tanning facilities, reducing
2.11salons, steam baths, Turkish baths, health clubs, and spas or athletic facilities;
2.12 (2) lodging and related services by a hotel, rooming house, resort, campground,
2.13motel, or trailer camp, including furnishing the guest of the facility with access to
2.14telecommunication services, and the granting of any similar license to use real property in
2.15a specific facility, other than the renting or leasing of it for a continuous period of 30 days
2.16or more under an enforceable written agreement that may not be terminated without prior
2.17notice and including accommodations intermediary services provided in connection with
2.18other services provided under this clause;
2.19 (3) nonresidential parking services, whether on a contractual, hourly, or other
2.20periodic basis, except for parking at a meter;
2.21 (4) the granting of membership in a club, association, or other organization if:
2.22 (i) the club, association, or other organization makes available for the use of its
2.23members sports and athletic facilities, without regard to whether a separate charge is
2.24assessed for use of the facilities; and
2.25 (ii) use of the sports and athletic facility is not made available to the general public
2.26on the same basis as it is made available to members.
2.27Granting of membership means both onetime initiation fees and periodic membership
2.28dues. Sports and athletic facilities include golf courses; tennis, racquetball, handball, and
2.29squash courts; basketball and volleyball facilities; running tracks; exercise equipment;
2.30swimming pools; and other similar athletic or sports facilities;
2.31 (5) delivery of aggregate materials by a third party, excluding delivery of aggregate
2.32material used in road construction; and delivery of concrete block by a third party if
2.33the delivery would be subject to the sales tax if provided by the seller of the concrete
2.34block; and
2.35 (6) services as provided in this clause:
3.1 (i) laundry and dry cleaning services including cleaning, pressing, repairing, altering,
3.2and storing clothes, linen services and supply, cleaning and blocking hats, and carpet,
3.3drapery, upholstery, and industrial cleaning. Laundry and dry cleaning services do not
3.4include services provided by coin operated facilities operated by the customer;
3.5 (ii) motor vehicle washing, waxing, and cleaning services, including services
3.6provided by coin operated facilities operated by the customer, and rustproofing,
3.7undercoating, and towing of motor vehicles;
3.8 (iii) building and residential cleaning, maintenance, and disinfecting services and
3.9pest control and exterminating services;
3.10 (iv) detective, security, burglar, fire alarm, and armored car services; but not
3.11including services performed within the jurisdiction they serve by off-duty licensed peace
3.12officers as defined in section626.84, subdivision 1 , or services provided by a nonprofit
3.13organization for monitoring and electronic surveillance of persons placed on in-home
3.14detention pursuant to court order or under the direction of the Minnesota Department
3.15of Corrections;
3.16 (v) pet grooming services;
3.17 (vi) lawn care, fertilizing, mowing, spraying and sprigging services; garden planting
3.18and maintenance; tree, bush, and shrub pruning, bracing, spraying, and surgery; indoor
3.19plant care; tree, bush, shrub, and stump removal, except when performed as part of a land
3.20clearing contract as defined in section297A.68, subdivision 40 ; and tree trimming for
3.21public utility lines. Services performed under a construction contract for the installation of
3.22shrubbery, plants, sod, trees, bushes, and similar items are not taxable;
3.23 (vii) massages, except when provided by a licensed health care facility or
3.24professional or upon written referral from a licensed health care facility or professional for
3.25treatment of illness, injury, or disease; and
3.26 (viii) the furnishing of lodging, board, and care services for animals in kennels and
3.27other similar arrangements, but excluding veterinary and horse boarding services.
3.28 In applying the provisions of this chapter, the terms "tangible personal property"
3.29and "retail sale" include taxable services listed in clause (6), items (i) to (vi) and (viii),
3.30and the provision of these taxable services, unless specifically provided otherwise.
3.31Services performed by an employee for an employer are not taxable. Services performed
3.32by a partnership or association for another partnership or association are not taxable if
3.33one of the entities owns or controls more than 80 percent of the voting power of the
3.34equity interest in the other entity. Services performed between members of an affiliated
3.35group of corporations are not taxable. For purposes of the preceding sentence, "affiliated
3.36group of corporations" means those entities that would be classified as members of an
4.1affiliated group as defined under United States Code, title 26, section 1504, disregarding
4.2the exclusions in section 1504(b).
4.3 For purposes of clause (5), "road construction" means construction of (1) public
4.4roads, (2) cartways, and (3) private roads in townships located outside of the seven-county
4.5metropolitan area up to the point of the emergency response location sign.
4.6 (h) A sale and a purchase includes the furnishing for a consideration of tangible
4.7personal property or taxable services by the United States or any of its agencies or
4.8instrumentalities, or the state of Minnesota, its agencies, instrumentalities, or political
4.9subdivisions.
4.10 (i) A sale and a purchase includes the furnishing for a consideration of
4.11telecommunications services, ancillary services associated with telecommunication
4.12services, cable television services, and direct satellite services. Telecommunication
4.13services include, but are not limited to, the following services, as defined in section
4.14297A.669
: air-to-ground radiotelephone service, mobile telecommunication service,
4.15postpaid calling service, prepaid calling service, prepaid wireless calling service, and
4.16private communication services. The services in this paragraph are taxed to the extent
4.17allowed under federal law.
4.18 (j) A sale and a purchase includes the furnishing for a consideration of installation if
4.19the installation charges would be subject to the sales tax if the installation were provided
4.20by the seller of the item being installed.
4.21 (k) A sale and a purchase includes the rental of a vehicle by a motor vehicle dealer
4.22to a customer when (1) the vehicle is rented by the customer for a consideration, or (2)
4.23the motor vehicle dealer is reimbursed pursuant to a service contract as defined in section
4.2459B.02, subdivision
11.
4.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2013.
1.3relating to amusement devices;amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement,
1.4section 297A.61, subdivision 3.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 297A.61, subdivision 3,
1.7is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 3. Sale and purchase. (a) "Sale" and "purchase" include, but are not limited
1.9to, each of the transactions listed in this subdivision.
1.10 (b) Sale and purchase include:
1.11 (1) any transfer of title or possession, or both, of tangible personal property, whether
1.12absolutely or conditionally, for a consideration in money or by exchange or barter; and
1.13 (2) the leasing of or the granting of a license to use or consume, for a consideration
1.14in money or by exchange or barter, tangible personal property, other than a manufactured
1.15home used for residential purposes for a continuous period of 30 days or more.
1.16 (c) Sale and purchase include the production, fabrication, printing, or processing of
1.17tangible personal property for a consideration for consumers who furnish either directly or
1.18indirectly the materials used in the production, fabrication, printing, or processing.
1.19 (d) Sale and purchase include the preparing for a consideration of food.
1.20Notwithstanding section
1.21to, the following:
1.22 (1) prepared food sold by the retailer;
1.23 (2) soft drinks;
1.24 (3) candy;
2.1 (4) dietary supplements; and
2.2 (5) all food sold through vending machines.
2.3 (e) A sale and a purchase includes the furnishing for a consideration of electricity,
2.4gas, water, or steam for use or consumption within this state.
2.5 (f) A sale and a purchase includes the transfer for a consideration of prewritten
2.6computer software whether delivered electronically, by load and leave, or otherwise.
2.7 (g) A sale and a purchase includes the furnishing for a consideration of the following
2.8services:
2.9 (1) the privilege of admission to places of amusement, recreational areas, or athletic
2.10events, and the making available of
2.11salons, steam baths, Turkish baths, health clubs, and spas or athletic facilities;
2.12 (2) lodging and related services by a hotel, rooming house, resort, campground,
2.13motel, or trailer camp, including furnishing the guest of the facility with access to
2.14telecommunication services, and the granting of any similar license to use real property in
2.15a specific facility, other than the renting or leasing of it for a continuous period of 30 days
2.16or more under an enforceable written agreement that may not be terminated without prior
2.17notice and including accommodations intermediary services provided in connection with
2.18other services provided under this clause;
2.19 (3) nonresidential parking services, whether on a contractual, hourly, or other
2.20periodic basis, except for parking at a meter;
2.21 (4) the granting of membership in a club, association, or other organization if:
2.22 (i) the club, association, or other organization makes available for the use of its
2.23members sports and athletic facilities, without regard to whether a separate charge is
2.24assessed for use of the facilities; and
2.25 (ii) use of the sports and athletic facility is not made available to the general public
2.26on the same basis as it is made available to members.
2.27Granting of membership means both onetime initiation fees and periodic membership
2.28dues. Sports and athletic facilities include golf courses; tennis, racquetball, handball, and
2.29squash courts; basketball and volleyball facilities; running tracks; exercise equipment;
2.30swimming pools; and other similar athletic or sports facilities;
2.31 (5) delivery of aggregate materials by a third party, excluding delivery of aggregate
2.32material used in road construction; and delivery of concrete block by a third party if
2.33the delivery would be subject to the sales tax if provided by the seller of the concrete
2.34block; and
2.35 (6) services as provided in this clause:
3.1 (i) laundry and dry cleaning services including cleaning, pressing, repairing, altering,
3.2and storing clothes, linen services and supply, cleaning and blocking hats, and carpet,
3.3drapery, upholstery, and industrial cleaning. Laundry and dry cleaning services do not
3.4include services provided by coin operated facilities operated by the customer;
3.5 (ii) motor vehicle washing, waxing, and cleaning services, including services
3.6provided by coin operated facilities operated by the customer, and rustproofing,
3.7undercoating, and towing of motor vehicles;
3.8 (iii) building and residential cleaning, maintenance, and disinfecting services and
3.9pest control and exterminating services;
3.10 (iv) detective, security, burglar, fire alarm, and armored car services; but not
3.11including services performed within the jurisdiction they serve by off-duty licensed peace
3.12officers as defined in section
3.13organization for monitoring and electronic surveillance of persons placed on in-home
3.14detention pursuant to court order or under the direction of the Minnesota Department
3.15of Corrections;
3.16 (v) pet grooming services;
3.17 (vi) lawn care, fertilizing, mowing, spraying and sprigging services; garden planting
3.18and maintenance; tree, bush, and shrub pruning, bracing, spraying, and surgery; indoor
3.19plant care; tree, bush, shrub, and stump removal, except when performed as part of a land
3.20clearing contract as defined in section
3.21public utility lines. Services performed under a construction contract for the installation of
3.22shrubbery, plants, sod, trees, bushes, and similar items are not taxable;
3.23 (vii) massages, except when provided by a licensed health care facility or
3.24professional or upon written referral from a licensed health care facility or professional for
3.25treatment of illness, injury, or disease; and
3.26 (viii) the furnishing of lodging, board, and care services for animals in kennels and
3.27other similar arrangements, but excluding veterinary and horse boarding services.
3.28 In applying the provisions of this chapter, the terms "tangible personal property"
3.29and "retail sale" include taxable services listed in clause (6), items (i) to (vi) and (viii),
3.30and the provision of these taxable services, unless specifically provided otherwise.
3.31Services performed by an employee for an employer are not taxable. Services performed
3.32by a partnership or association for another partnership or association are not taxable if
3.33one of the entities owns or controls more than 80 percent of the voting power of the
3.34equity interest in the other entity. Services performed between members of an affiliated
3.35group of corporations are not taxable. For purposes of the preceding sentence, "affiliated
3.36group of corporations" means those entities that would be classified as members of an
4.1affiliated group as defined under United States Code, title 26, section 1504, disregarding
4.2the exclusions in section 1504(b).
4.3 For purposes of clause (5), "road construction" means construction of (1) public
4.4roads, (2) cartways, and (3) private roads in townships located outside of the seven-county
4.5metropolitan area up to the point of the emergency response location sign.
4.6 (h) A sale and a purchase includes the furnishing for a consideration of tangible
4.7personal property or taxable services by the United States or any of its agencies or
4.8instrumentalities, or the state of Minnesota, its agencies, instrumentalities, or political
4.9subdivisions.
4.10 (i) A sale and a purchase includes the furnishing for a consideration of
4.11telecommunications services, ancillary services associated with telecommunication
4.12services, cable television services, and direct satellite services. Telecommunication
4.13services include, but are not limited to, the following services, as defined in section
4.15postpaid calling service, prepaid calling service, prepaid wireless calling service, and
4.16private communication services. The services in this paragraph are taxed to the extent
4.17allowed under federal law.
4.18 (j) A sale and a purchase includes the furnishing for a consideration of installation if
4.19the installation charges would be subject to the sales tax if the installation were provided
4.20by the seller of the item being installed.
4.21 (k) A sale and a purchase includes the rental of a vehicle by a motor vehicle dealer
4.22to a customer when (1) the vehicle is rented by the customer for a consideration, or (2)
4.23the motor vehicle dealer is reimbursed pursuant to a service contract as defined in section
4.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2013.
