February 14, 2003





HOUSE BILL No. 1708

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DIGEST OF HB 1708 (Updated February 11, 2003 3:28 PM - DI 92)



Citations Affected: IC 6-2.5.

Synopsis: Sales tax on certain motor vehicles. Provides that certain transactions involving a new motor vehicle are exempt from the state gross retail tax.

Effective: July 1, 2003.





Klinker, Wolkins , Buell , Austin




    January 21, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
    February 13, 2003, reported _ Do Pass.






February 14, 2003

First Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2003)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1708



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

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 6-2.5-5-8; (03)HB1708.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 6-2.5-5-8 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "new motor vehicle" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-111.
    (b)
Transactions involving tangible personal property other than a new motor vehicle are exempt from the state gross retail tax if the person acquiring the property acquires it for resale, rental, or leasing in the ordinary course of his the person's business without changing the form of the property. However,
     (c) The following transactions involving a new motor vehicle are exempt from the state gross retail tax:
        (1) A transaction in which a person that has a franchise in effect at the time of the transaction for the vehicle trade name, trade or service mark, or related characteristics acquires a new motor vehicle for resale, rental, or leasing in the ordinary course of the person's business.
        (2) A transaction in which a person that is a franchisee

appointed by a manufacturer or converter manufacturer licensed under IC 9-23 acquires a new motor vehicle that has at least one (1) trade name, service mark, or related characteristic as a result of modification or further manufacture by the manufacturer or converter manufacturer for resale, rental, or leasing in the ordinary course of the person's business.
        (3) A transaction in which a person acquires a new motor vehicle for rental or leasing in the ordinary course of the person's business.
    (d)
The rental or leasing of accommodations to a promoter by a political subdivision (including a capital improvement board) or the state fair commission is not exempt from the state gross retail tax, if the rental or leasing of the property by the promoter is exempt under IC 6-2.5-4-4.