SECTION 12-36-2130. Exemptions from use tax.

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SC Code › Title 12 › Chapter 36 › Article 21 › Section 12-36-2130

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Exempted from the use tax imposed by Article 13 of this chapter are the sales prices of: (1) property the gross proceeds of sales of which are required to be included in the measure of the tax imposed by the provisions of Article 9 of this chapter and on which the tax has been paid by its seller or retailer; and (2) tangible personal property and exhibition rentals purchased or leased from sources outside this State by charitable, eleemosynary, or governmental organizations operating museums if the property purchased or leases entered into are directly related to museum purposes. Editor's Note 2002 Act 289, Part IB, Paragraph 72.82, provides as follows for fiscal year 2002-2003: 72.82. (GP: Use Tax Exemption) For the current fiscal year there is exempt from the use tax imposed pursuant to Chapter 36 of Title 12 of the 1976 Code the sales price of tangible personal property purchased for use in private primary and secondary schools, including kindergartens and early childhood education programs, which are exempt from income taxes pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For the purposes of this item, the Internal Revenue Code means Internal Revenue Code as described in Section 12-6-40 of the 1976 Code. This exemption applies for sales occurring after 1995. No refund is due any taxpayer of use tax paid on sales exempted by this paragraph.

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