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Citations Affected: IC 6-2.5.

Synopsis: Sales tax exemption and SSUTA compliance. Provides a sales tax exclusion for postage. Revises the sourcing rules under the sales and use tax for advertising and promotional direct mail and other direct mail by creating two distinct categories of direct mail in compliance with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA). Adds corresponding definitions. Removes the separate sales tax exemption for blood glucose monitoring equipment and devices that are otherwise covered by the durable medical equipment exemption, under which durable medical equipment is exempt only if sold or rented under a prescription to comply with SSUTA. (The exemption for blood glucose monitoring equipment will require a prescription.) Restates the sales tax exemption for blood glucose monitoring supplies, including measuring strips, lancets, and other similar diabetic supplies, to maintain the current exemption for these supplies regardless of whether they are sold under a prescription.

Effective: July 1, 2013.

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    January 17, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy.
    January 29, 2013, reported favorably _ Do Pass.

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning taxation.

SOURCE: IC 6-2.5-1-5; (13)SB0608.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 6-2.5-1-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.113-2010, SECTION 43, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "gross retail income" means the total amount of consideration, including cash, credit, property, and services, for which tangible personal property is sold, leased, or rented, valued in money, whether received in money or otherwise, without any deduction for:
        (1) the seller's cost of the property sold;
        (2) the cost of materials used, labor or service cost, interest, losses, all costs of transportation to the seller, all taxes imposed on the seller, and any other expense of the seller;
        (3) charges by the seller for any services necessary to complete the sale, other than delivery and installation charges;
        (4) delivery charges; or
        (5) consideration received by the seller from a third party if:
            (A) the seller actually receives consideration from a party other than the purchaser and the consideration is directly

related to a price reduction or discount on the sale;
            (B) the seller has an obligation to pass the price reduction or discount through to the purchaser;
            (C) the amount of the consideration attributable to the sale is fixed and determinable by the seller at the time of the sale of the item to the purchaser; and
            (D) the price reduction or discount is identified as a third party price reduction or discount on the invoice received by the purchaser or on a coupon, certificate, or other documentation presented by the purchaser.
For purposes of subdivision (4), delivery charges are charges by the seller for preparation and delivery of the property to a location designated by the purchaser of property, including but not limited to transportation, shipping, postage, handling, crating, and packing. However, delivery charges do not include postage.
    (b) "Gross retail income" does not include that part of the gross receipts attributable to:
        (1) the value of any tangible personal property received in a like kind exchange in the retail transaction, if the value of the property given in exchange is separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or similar document given to the purchaser;
        (2) the receipts received in a retail transaction which constitute interest, finance charges, or insurance premiums on either a promissory note or an installment sales contract;
        (3) discounts, including cash, terms, or coupons that are not reimbursed by a third party that are allowed by a seller and taken by a purchaser on a sale;
        (4) interest, financing, and carrying charges from credit extended on the sale of personal property if the amount is separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or similar document given to the purchaser;
        (5) any taxes legally imposed directly on the consumer that are separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or similar document given to the purchaser;
        (6) installation charges that are separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or similar document given to the purchaser; or
        (7) telecommunications nonrecurring charges.
    (c) A public utility's or a power subsidiary's gross retail income includes all gross retail income received by the public utility or power subsidiary, including any minimum charge, flat charge, membership fee, or any other form of charge or billing.

SOURCE: IC 6-2.5-1-10.7; (13)SB0608.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 6-2.5-1-10.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA

CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 10.7. "Advertising and promotional direct mail" means printed material that is direct mail the primary purpose of which is to attract public attention to a product, person, business, or organization, or to attempt to sell, popularize, or secure financial support for a product, person, business, or organization. As used in this section, "product" means tangible personal property, a product transferred electronically, or a service.

SOURCE: IC 6-2.5-1-22.2; (13)SB0608.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 6-2.5-1-22.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 22.2. "Other direct mail" means any direct mail that is not advertising and promotional direct mail, regardless of whether advertising and promotional direct mail is included in the same mailing. The term includes the following:
        (1) Transactional direct mail that contains personal information specific to the addressee, including invoices, bills, statements of account, or payroll advices.
        (2) Any legally required mailings, including privacy notices, tax reports, and stockholder reports.
        (3) Other nonpromotional direct mail delivered to existing or former shareholders, customers, employees, or agents, including newsletters and informational pieces.
The term does not include the development of billing information or the provision of any data processing service that is more than incidental.

SOURCE: IC 6-2.5-5-18; (13)SB0608.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 6-2.5-5-18, AS AMENDED BY P.L.84-2011, SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 18. (a) Sales or rentals of durable medical equipment, mobility enhancing equipment, prosthetic devices, artificial limbs, orthopedic devices, dental prosthetic devices, eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other medical supplies and devices are exempt from the state gross retail tax, if the sales or rentals are prescribed by a person licensed to issue the prescription.
    (b) Sales of hearing aids are exempt from the state gross retail tax if the hearing aids are fitted or dispensed by a person licensed or registered for that purpose. In addition, sales of hearing aid parts, attachments, or accessories are exempt from the state gross retail tax. For purposes of this subsection, a hearing aid is a device which is worn on the body and which is designed to aid, improve, or correct defective human hearing.
    (c) Sales of colostomy bags, ileostomy bags, and the medical

equipment, supplies, and devices used in conjunction with those bags are exempt from the state gross retail tax.
    (d) Sales of equipment and devices used to administer insulin are exempt from the state gross retail tax.
    (e) Sales of equipment and devices used to monitor blood glucose level, including blood glucose meters and measuring strips, lancets, and other similar diabetic supplies, are exempt from the state gross retail tax, regardless of whether the equipment and devices are prescribed.

SOURCE: IC 6-2.5-5-19.5; (13)SB0608.1.5. -->     SECTION 5. IC 6-2.5-5-19.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.182-2009(ss), SECTION 179, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 19.5. (a) For purposes of this section, "drug sample" means a legend drug (as defined by IC 16-18-2-199) or a drug composed wholly or partly of insulin or an insulin analog that is furnished without charge.
     (b) For purposes of this section, "blood glucose monitoring device" supply" means blood glucose meters and measuring strips, lancets, and other similar diabetic supplies. furnished without charge.
    (b) (c) Transactions involving the following are exempt from the state gross retail tax:
        (1) A drug sample, the packaging and literature for a drug sample, a blood glucose monitoring device, supply, and the packaging and literature for a blood glucose monitoring device. supply.
        (2) Tangible personal property that will be used as a drug sample or a blood glucose monitoring device supply or that will be processed, manufactured, or incorporated into:
            (A) a drug sample or a blood glucose monitoring device; supply; or
            (B) the packaging or literature for a drug sample or a blood glucose monitoring device. supply.

SOURCE: IC 6-2.5-13-1; (13)SB0608.1.6. -->     SECTION 6. IC 6-2.5-13-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.182-2009(ss), SECTION 185, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, the terms "receive" and "receipt" mean:
        (1) taking possession of tangible personal property;
        (2) making first use of services; or
        (3) taking possession or making first use of digital goods;
whichever comes first. The terms "receive" and "receipt" do not include possession by a shipping company on behalf of the purchaser.
    (b) This section:
        (1) applies regardless of the characterization of a product as tangible personal property, a digital good, or a service;

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        (2) applies only to the determination of a seller's obligation to pay or collect and remit a sales or use tax with respect to the seller's retail sale of a product; and
        (3) does not affect the obligation of a purchaser or lessee to remit tax on the use of the product to the taxing jurisdictions of that use.
    (c) This section does not apply to sales or use taxes levied on the following:
        (1) The retail sale or transfer of watercraft, modular homes, manufactured homes, or mobile homes. These items must be sourced according to the requirements of this article.
        (2) The retail sale, excluding lease or rental, of motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or aircraft that do not qualify as transportation equipment, as defined in subsection (g). The retail sale of these items shall be sourced according to the requirements of this article, and the lease or rental of these items must be sourced according to subsection (f).
        (3) Telecommunications services, ancillary services, and Internet access service shall be sourced in accordance with IC 6-2.5-12.
         (4) Direct mail, which shall be sourced in accordance with section 3 of this chapter.
    (d) The retail sale, excluding lease or rental, of a product shall be sourced as follows:
        (1) When the product is received by the purchaser at a business location of the seller, the sale is sourced to that business location.
        (2) When the product is not received by the purchaser at a business location of the seller, the sale is sourced to the location where receipt by the purchaser (or the purchaser's donee, designated as such by the purchaser) occurs, including the location indicated by instructions for delivery to the purchaser (or donee), known to the seller.
        (3) When subdivisions (1) and (2) do not apply, the sale is sourced to the location indicated by an address for the purchaser that is available from the business records of the seller that are maintained in the ordinary course of the seller's business when use of this address does not constitute bad faith.
        (4) When subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) do not apply, the sale is sourced to the location indicated by an address for the purchaser obtained during the consummation of the sale, including the address of a purchaser's payment instrument, if no other address is available, when use of this address does not constitute bad faith.
        (5) When none of the previous rules of subdivision (1), (2), (3),

or (4) apply, including the circumstance in which the seller is without sufficient information to apply the previous rules, then the location will be determined by the address from which tangible personal property was shipped, from which the digital good or the computer software delivered electronically was first available for transmission by the seller, or from which the service was provided (disregarding for these purposes any location that merely provided the digital transfer of the product sold).
    (e) The lease or rental of tangible personal property, other than property identified in subsection (f) or (g), shall be sourced as follows:
        (1) For a lease or rental that requires recurring periodic payments, the first periodic payment is sourced the same as a retail sale in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d). Periodic payments made subsequent to the first payment are sourced to the primary property location for each period covered by the payment. The primary property location shall be as indicated by an address for the property provided by the lessee that is available to the lessor from its records maintained in the ordinary course of business, when use of this address does not constitute bad faith. The property location shall not be altered by intermittent use at different locations, such as use of business property that accompanies employees on business trips and service calls.
        (2) For a lease or rental that does not require recurring periodic payments, the payment is sourced the same as a retail sale in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d).
This subsection does not affect the imposition or computation of sales or use tax on leases or rentals based on a lump sum or an accelerated basis, or on the acquisition of property for lease.
    (f) The lease or rental of motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or aircraft that do not qualify as transportation equipment, as defined in subsection (g), shall be sourced as follows:
        (1) For a lease or rental that requires recurring periodic payments, each periodic payment is sourced to the primary property location. The primary property location shall be as indicated by an address for the property provided by the lessee that is available to the lessor from its records maintained in the ordinary course of business, when use of this address does not constitute bad faith. This location shall not be altered by intermittent use at different locations.
        (2) For a lease or rental that does not require recurring periodic payments, the payment is sourced the same as a retail sale in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d).

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This subsection does not affect the imposition or computation of sales or use tax on leases or rentals based on a lump sum or accelerated basis, or on the acquisition of property for lease.
    (g) The retail sale, including lease or rental, of transportation equipment shall be sourced the same as a retail sale in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d), notwithstanding the exclusion of lease or rental in subsection (d). As used in this subsection, "transportation equipment" means any of the following:
        (1) Locomotives and railcars that are used for the carriage of persons or property in interstate commerce.
        (2) Trucks and truck-tractors with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of ten thousand one (10,001) pounds or greater, trailers, semitrailers, or passenger buses that are:
            (A) registered through the International Registration Plan; and
            (B) operated under authority of a carrier authorized and certificated by the U.S. Department of Transportation or another federal authority to engage in the carriage of persons or property in interstate commerce.
        (3) Aircraft that are operated by air carriers authorized and certificated by the U.S. Department of Transportation or another federal or a foreign authority to engage in the carriage of persons or property in interstate or foreign commerce.
        (4) Containers designed for use on and component parts attached or secured on the items set forth in subdivisions (1) through (3).
    (h) Notwithstanding subsection (d), a retail sale of floral products in which a florist or floral business:
        (1) takes a floral order from a purchaser; and
        (2) transmits the floral order by telegraph, telephone, or other means of communication to another florist or floral business for delivery;
is sourced to the location of the florist or floral business that originally takes the floral order from the purchaser.

SOURCE: IC 6-2.5-13-3; (13)SB0608.1.7. -->     SECTION 7. IC 6-2.5-13-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 3. (a) Notwithstanding section 1 of this chapter, a purchaser of advertising and promotional direct mail that is not a holder of a direct pay permit shall may provide to the seller in conjunction with the purchase: either:
         (1) a direct mail form;
         (2) a certificate of exemption claiming "direct mail" (or another written statement approved, authorized, or accepted by the department); or
         (3) information to show the jurisdictions to which the advertising

and promotional direct mail is delivered to recipients.
    (b) Upon receipt of If the purchaser provides the direct mail form referred to in subsection (a)(1), or a certificate or statement referred to in subsection (a)(2), in the absence of bad faith, the seller is relieved of all obligations to collect, pay, or remit the applicable tax and on any transaction involving advertising and promotional direct mail to which the direct mail form, certificate, or statement applies. The purchaser shall source the sale to the jurisdictions to which the advertising and promotional direct mail is to be delivered to the recipients and is obligated to pay or remit the applicable tax on a direct pay basis. A direct mail form remains in effect for all future sales of direct mail by the seller to the purchaser until it is revoked in writing.
    (c) Upon receipt of information from If the purchaser provides the information referred to in subsection (a)(3) showing the jurisdictions to which the advertising and promotional direct mail is delivered to recipients, the seller shall source the sale to the jurisdictions to which the advertising and promotional direct mail is to be delivered and collect the tax according to the delivery information provided by the purchaser. In the absence of bad faith, the seller is relieved of any further obligation to collect tax on any transaction where the seller has sourced the sale and collected tax under the delivery information provided by the purchaser.
    (d) If the purchaser of advertising and promotional direct mail does not have a direct pay permit and does not provide the seller with either a direct mail form referred to in subsection (a)(1), a certificate or statement referred to in subsection (a)(2), or delivery information as required by referred to in subsection (a), (a)(3), the sale shall be sourced and the seller shall collect the tax according to section 1(d)(5) of this chapter. Nothing in this subsection limits a purchaser's obligation for sales or use tax to any state to which the advertising and promotional direct mail is delivered. The state to which the advertising and promotional direct mail is delivered may disallow a credit for tax paid to this state on sales sourced under this subsection.
    (e) Except as provided in this section, sales of other direct mail are sourced in accordance with section 1(d)(3) of this chapter. A purchaser of other direct mail may provide the seller with either:
        (1) a direct mail form; or
        (2) a certificate of exemption claiming "direct mail" (or another written statement approved, authorized, or accepted by the department).

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    (f) If the purchaser provides the direct mail form referred to in subsection (e)(1) or a certificate or statement referred to in subsection (e)(2), the seller, in the absence of bad faith, is relieved of all obligations to collect, pay, or remit any tax on any transaction involving other direct mail to which the direct mail form, certificate, or statement applies. Notwithstanding subsection (e), such a sale shall be sourced to the jurisdictions to which the other direct mail is to be delivered to the recipients and the purchaser shall report and pay the applicable tax due.
    (e) (g) If a purchaser of direct mail provides the seller with documentation of direct pay authority, the purchaser shall not be required to provide a direct mail form, a certificate or statement, or delivery information to the seller.
     (h) A direct mail form remains in effect for all future sales of direct mail by the seller to the purchaser until it is revoked in writing.
    (i) This section applies to a transaction characterized as the sale of services only if the service is an integral part of the production and distribution of printed material that is direct mail.
    (j) This section does not apply to any transaction that includes the development of billing information or the provision of any data processing service that is more than incidental, regardless of whether advertising and promotional direct mail is included in the same mailing.