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LR 3203
Item 1

 
13-A. Sale at retail. "Sale at retail" means retail sale.

 
13-B. Sale price. "Sale price" means the total amount of
consideration, valued in money, whether received in money or
otherwise.

 
A. "Sale price" includes cash, credit, property and services
for which tangible personal property or taxable services are
sold, leased, or rented 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 or installation
charges that are separately stated on the invoice,
billing or similar document given to the purchaser;

 
(4) The value of any property or service that is
transferred to the purchaser along with tangible
personal property or a taxable service subject to tax
under this Part in a bundled transaction; or

 
(5) Credit for any trade-in, except as provided in
section 1765.

 
B. "Sale price" includes consideration received by the
seller from 3rd parties if:

 
(1) 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;

 
(2) The seller has an obligation to pass the price
reduction or discount through to the purchaser;

 
(3) 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

 
(4) One of the following criteria is met:

 
(a) The purchaser presents a coupon, certificate or other
documentation to the seller to claim a price reduction or
discount when the coupon,


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