Mo. Code Regs. tit. 12 § 10-108.600

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 23, December 2, 2024
Section 12 CSR 10-108.600 - Transportation Fares

PURPOSE: This amendment corrects outdated references and updates the authority references.

(1) In general, sales of tickets by every person operating a railroad, boat, and such buses and trucks as are authorized by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and engaged in the intrastate transportation of persons for hire are subject to tax.
(2) Definition of Terms.
(A) Intrastate transportation-The transportation of a person from one location in Missouri to another location in Missouri.
(B) Commission-The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission.
(3) Basic Application of Tax.
(A) Gross receipts from the sale of tickets for intrastate transportation of persons for hire by persons operating buses and trucks licensed by the division are subject to tax. The gross receipts from the sale of tickets for intrastate transportation of persons for hire by persons operating a railroad, sleeping car, dining car, express car or boat are also subject to tax. Federal law prohibits taxation of receipts from the intrastate transportation of persons for hire in air commerce.
(B) Transportation charges by taxicabs, limousine services, and buses that are not required to be licensed by the commission are not subject to tax.
(C) Transportation charges provided on a contract basis, when no ticket is issued, are not subject to tax.
(D) Passengers engaged in an interstate trip must pay tax on the intrastate portion of a ticket, if separately stated.
(4) Examples.
(A) A person purchases a bus ticket for travel from St. Louis, MO to Kansas City, MO. The gross receipts from the ticket sale are subject to tax.
(B) A person is traveling from Indianapolis, IN to Denver, CO. The ticket separately states the charges between St. Louis, MO to Kansas City, MO. The separate charges for this journey are subject to tax.
(C) A company charters a bus to take its employees to Sedalia, MO. No tax is due because there is no sale of tickets.

12 CSR 10-108.600

AUTHORITY: section 144.270, RSMo 1994.* Original rule filed June 13, 2000, effective Dec. 30, 2000.
Amended by Missouri Register January 16, 2024/volume 49, Number 02, effective 2/29/2024.

*Original authority: 144.270, RSMo 1939, amended 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1955, 1961.