- Tennessee Department of Revenue issued a ruling on sales and use tax applicability to employee recognition programs.
- The ruling covers consulting, startup, and website design fees, transaction fees on certificate issuance, and merchandise and gift cards.
- Consulting, startup, and website design fees are not subject to tax as the primary service is managing the recognition program, not the website.
- Transaction fees associated with certificate issuance are not taxable as they do not qualify as a sale of tangible personal property.
- Merchandise is considered tangible personal property and is subject to sales tax.
- Gift cards are not considered tangible personal property and are not subject to tax.
- The ruling emphasizes the importance of structuring transactions to separate non-taxable administrative services from taxable sales of tangible personal property.
Source: salestaxinstitute.com
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