(a) Purchases of detailing services and repair services performed on motor vehicles that are held for resale are exempt from the tax imposed by this chapter, if such vehicles are held for resale by a licensed motor vehicle dealer or licensed automobile auction. A person selling detailing services shall, however, be considered to be the user and consumer of any articles of tangible personal property that person purchases or uses in performance of such detailing services.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-6-392

  • Business: includes occasional and isolated sales or transactions of aircraft, vessels, or motor vehicles between corporations and their members or stockholders and also includes such transactions caused by the merger, consolidation, or reorganization of corporations. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Dealer: means every person, as used in this chapter, including Model 1, Model 2, and Model 3 sellers, where the context requires, who:
    (A) Manufactures or produces tangible personal property for sale at retail, for use, consumption, distribution, or for storage to be used or consumed in this state. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Person: includes any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, any governmental agency whose services are essentially a private commercial concern, or other group or combination acting as a unit, in the plural as well as the singular number. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Resale: means a subsequent, bona fide sale of the property, services, or taxable item by the purchaser. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Sale: includes the furnishing of any of the things or services taxable under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b)

(1)

(A) For purposes of this section, “detailing services” means and includes services that cosmetically or functionally refurbish or restore to like-new or serviceable condition or appearance and that are intended to enhance or increase the sales value of used or pre-owned motor vehicles in preparation for the vehicles being offered for sale at wholesale or retail in the ordinary course of the seller’s business, or that cosmetically or functionally prepare new vehicles for sale at wholesale or retail in the ordinary course of the seller’s business.
(B) “Motor vehicle detailing services” shall not include washing or cleaning of motor vehicles, except when performed in conjunction with the activities provided for in this section.
(2) For purposes of this section “motor vehicle” shall mean a motor vehicle subject to registration and titling in this state pursuant to § 55-3-101, and “licensed motor vehicle dealer” and “licensed automobile auction” shall mean a person licensed as such pursuant to title 55, chapter 17.
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