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Indiana Code Title 6. Taxation § 6-2.5-5-42

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 42. (a) A transaction involving an aircraft, including completion work (as defined in IC 6-2.5-3-2(f)), is exempt from the state gross retail tax if:

(1) the purchaser is a nonresident;

(2) the purchaser transports the aircraft to a destination outside Indiana within thirty (30) days after:

(A) accepting delivery of the aircraft;

(B) a repair, refurbishment, or remanufacture of the aircraft is completed, if the aircraft remains in Indiana after the purchaser accepts delivery for the purpose of accomplishing the repair, refurbishment, or remanufacture of the aircraft;  or

(C) accepting delivery (as defined in IC 6-2.5-3-2(f)) of the aircraft following completion work or a prepurchase evaluation (as defined in IC 6-2.5-3-2(f));

(3) the aircraft is or will be:

(A) titled or registered in another state or country;  or

(B) based (as defined in IC 6-6-6.5-1(m)) in that state or country, if a state or country does not require a title or registration for aircraft;  and

(4) the aircraft will not be titled or registered in Indiana.

(b) A purchaser must claim an exemption under subsection (a) by submitting to the seller an affidavit affirming the elements required by subsection (a).  In addition, the affidavit must identify the state or country in which the aircraft is or will be titled, registered, or based.

(c) Within sixty (60) days after:

(1) a purchaser who claims an exemption under this section accepts delivery of the aircraft;  or

(2) a repair, refurbishment, or remanufacture of the aircraft subject to an exemption under this section is completed, if the aircraft remains in Indiana after the purchaser accepts delivery for the purpose of accomplishing the repair, refurbishment, or remanufacture of the aircraft;

the purchaser shall provide the seller with a copy of the purchaser's title or registration of the aircraft outside Indiana.  If the state or country in which the aircraft is based does not require the aircraft to be titled or registered, the purchaser shall provide the seller with a copy of the aircraft registration application for the aircraft as filed with the Federal Aviation Administration.

(d) The department shall prescribe the form of the affidavit required by subsection (b).

(e) The amendments made to this section by the act enacted in 2012 shall be interpreted to specify and not to change the general assembly's intent with respect to this section.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 6. Taxation § 6-2.5-5-42 - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-6-taxation/in-code-sect-6-2-5-5-42/

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