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Current as of December 31, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) The sales and use tax does not apply to:
(1) a sale for use of tangible personal property, a digital code, or a digital product that:
(i) is bought outside this State;
(ii) is intended solely for use in another state; and
(iii) is stored in this State pending shipment to another state;
(2) a sale of tangible personal property to a person obligated under a contract to incorporate that property into real property located in another state where the purchase or use of that property would not be subject to a sales tax, use tax, or similar tax; or
(3) except for that portion of the purchase price allocable to intended viewing in this State, a sale of a series of images stored on video tape or in other optical or digital forms or electronic signals generated from these images to a cable or other nonbroadcast television network, if the images are intended for viewing by television viewers located outside the State.
(b) The sales and use tax shall be paid:
(1) on a sale under subsection (a)(1) of this section, when the tangible personal property is imported or stored in the State; and
(2) on a sale under subsection (a)(2) of this section, when the sale is made.
(c) A person who pays the sales and use tax under subsection (b) of this section may obtain the exemption by:
(1) filing a claim for refund with the Comptroller when the property is removed from the State; and
(2) providing the Comptroller with the evidence that the Comptroller requires by regulation, including:
(i) evidence of use or removal of the property from the State; and
(ii) satisfactory proof of entitlement to exemption in another state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Tax-General § 11-216 - last updated December 31, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/tax-general/md-code-tax-general-sect-11-216/
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