| | | 13-A. Sale at retail. "Sale at retail" means retail sale. |
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| | | 13-B. Sale price. "Sale price" means the total amount of | | consideration, valued in money, whether received in money or | | otherwise. |
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| | | 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: |
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| | | (1) The seller's cost of the property sold; |
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| | | (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; |
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| | | (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; |
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| | | (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 |
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| | | (5) Credit for any trade-in, except as provided in | | section 1765. |
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| | | B. "Sale price" includes consideration received by the | | seller from 3rd parties if: |
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| | | (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; |
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| | | (2) The seller has an obligation to pass the price | | reduction or discount through to the purchaser; |
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| | | (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 |
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| | | (4) One of the following criteria is met: |
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| | | (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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