| | | (2) Allowances in cash or by credit made upon the return | | of merchandise pursuant to warranty; |
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| | | (3) The price of property returned by customers, when the | | full price is refunded either in cash or by credit; |
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| | (4) The price received for labor or services used in | installing or applying or repairing the property sold, | if separately charged or stated; |
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| | | (5) Any amount charged or collected, in lieu of a gratuity | | or tip, as a specifically stated service charge, when | | that amount is to be disbursed by a hotel, motel, | | restaurant or other eating establishment to its | | employees as wages; |
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| | | (6) The amount of any tax imposed by the United States on | | or with respect to retail sales, whether imposed upon | | the retailer or the consumer, except any | | manufacturers', importers', alcohol or tobacco excise | | tax; |
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| | | (7) The cost of transportation from the retailer's place | | of business or other point from which shipment is made | | directly to the purchaser, provided that those charges | | are separately stated and the transportation occurs by | | means of common carrier, contract carrier or the United | | States mail; |
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| | | (8) The fee imposed by Title 10, section 1169, | | subsection 11; |
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| | | (9) The fee imposed by section 4832, subsection 1; or |
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| | | (10) The lead-acid battery deposit imposed by Title | | 38, section 1604, subsection 2-B. |
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| | | Sec. H-7. 36 MRSA §1752, sub-§17-B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. | | V, §19 and affected by §29, is repealed and the following enacted | | in its place: |
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| | | 17-B.__Taxable service.__"Taxable service" means: |
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| | | A.__Rental of living quarters in a hotel, rooming house or | | tourist or trailer camp; |
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| | | B.__Transmission and distribution of electricity; |
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| | | C.__Rental or lease of an automobile; |
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