# 48 CFR § 29.201: 29.201 General

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-29.201

## Section

- **Citation:** 48 CFR § 29.201
- **Heading:** 29.201 General
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System > CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION > SUBCHAPTER E—GENERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS > PART 29—TAXES > Subpart 29.2—Federal Excise Taxes

## Text

(a) Federal excise taxes are levied on the sale or use of particular supplies or services. Subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, Miscellaneous Excise Taxes, 26 U.S.C. 4041 et seq., and its implementing regulations, 26 CFR parts 40 through 299, cover miscellaneous federal excise tax requirements. Questions arising in this area should be directed to the agency-designated counsel. The most common excise taxes are—
(1) Manufacturers' excise taxes imposed on certain motor-vehicle articles, tires and inner tubes, gasoline, lubricating oils, coal, fishing equipment, firearms, shells, and cartridges sold by manufacturers, producers, or importers; and
(2) Special-fuels excise taxes imposed at the retail level on diesel fuel and special motor fuels.
(b) Sometimes the law exempts the Federal Government from these taxes. Contracting officers should solicit prices on a tax-exclusive basis when it is known that the Government is exempt from these taxes, and on a tax-inclusive basis when no exemption exists.
(c) Executive agencies shall take maximum advantage of available Federal excise tax exemptions.
[48 FR 42293, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 55 FR 52793, Dec. 21, 1990]

## Nearby sections

- [48 CFR § 29.101 29.101 Resolving tax problems.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-29.101.md)
- [48 CFR § 29.201 29.201 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-29.201.md)
- [48 CFR § 29.202 29.202 General exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-29.202.md)
- [48 CFR § 29.203 29.203 Other Federal tax exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-29.203.md)
- [48 CFR § 29.204 29.204 Federal excise tax on specific foreign contract payments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-29.204.md)
- [48 CFR § 29.300 29.300 Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-29.300.md)
- [48 CFR § 29.302 29.302 Application of State and local taxes to the Government.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-29.302.md)
- [48 CFR § 29.303 29.303 Application of State and local taxes to Government contractors and subcontractors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-29.303.md)
- [48 CFR § 29.304 29.304 Matters requiring special consideration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-29.304.md)
- [48 CFR § 29.305 29.305 State and local tax exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-29.305.md)
- [48 CFR § 29.401-1 29.401-1 Indefinite-delivery contracts for leased equipment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-29.401-1.md)
- [48 CFR § 29.401-2 29.401-2 Construction contracts performed in North Carolina.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-29.401-2.md)
- [48 CFR § 29.401-3 29.401-3 Federal, State, and local taxes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-29.401-3.md)
- [48 CFR § 29.401-4 29.401-4 New Mexico gross receipts and compensating tax.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-48-29.401-4.md)

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