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Current as of February 19, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Receipts from the following are exempt from the tax imposed under the Sales and Use Tax Act:
a. Sales of machinery, apparatus or equipment for use or consumption directly and primarily in the production of tangible personal property by manufacturing, processing, assembling or refining;
b. Sales of machinery, apparatus or equipment for use or consumption directly and primarily in the production, generation, transmission or distribution of gas, electricity, refrigeration, steam or water for sale or in the operation of sewerage systems;
c. Sales of telephones, telephone lines, cables, central office equipment or station apparatus, or other machinery, equipment or apparatus, or comparable telegraph equipment to a service provider subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities or the Federal Communications Commission, for use directly and primarily in receiving at destination or initiating, transmitting and switching telephone, telegraph or interactive telecommunications service for sale to the general public;
d. Sales of machinery, apparatus, equipment, building materials, or structures or portions thereof, used directly and primarily for cogeneration in a cogeneration facility. As used in this subsection, “cogeneration facility” means a facility the primary purpose of which is the sequential production of electricity and steam or other forms of useful energy which are used for industrial or commercial heating or cooling purposes and which is designated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or its successor, as a “qualifying facility” pursuant to the provisions of the “Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978,” Pub.L.95-617. The Director of the Office of Energy in the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Taxation, shall adopt, pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c. 410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations establishing technical specifications for eligibility for the exemption provided in this subsection;
e. Sales of machinery, apparatus or equipment, including transponders, earth stations, microwave dishes, transmitters and receivers which have a useful life exceeding one year, other than that used in the construction or operation of towers, to a commercial broadcaster operating under a broadcasting license issued by the Federal Communications Commission or to a provider of cable/satellite television program services who may or may not operate under a broadcasting license issued by the Federal Communications Commission for use or consumption directly and primarily in the production or transmission of radio or television information transmitted, delivered or archived through any medium or method.
The exemptions granted under this section shall not be construed to apply to sales, otherwise taxable, of machinery, equipment or apparatus whose use is incidental to the activities described in subsections a., b., c. , d. and e. of this section.
The exemptions granted in this section shall not apply to energy, motor vehicles, or to parts with a useful life of one year or less or tools or supplies used in connection with the machinery, equipment or apparatus described in this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 54. Taxation 54 § 32B-8.13 - last updated February 19, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-54-taxation/nj-st-sect-54-32b-8-13.html
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