Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 31.22 - Duplicating(a)Sale at retail of taxable property. Persons engaged in the process of accurately duplicating, reproducing or forming a durable medium for the reproduction of an original document are vendors of copies purchased by their customers, whether or not produced to the special order of the customer. Duplicating includes, but is not limited to, the production of photostatic copies or blueprints. Sales tax applies to all charges for the products sold at retail, including charges for the making of copies out of materials furnished by the customer. The purchase price may not be reduced on account of expenses incurred, such as rentals of equipment, or salaries or wages paid to assistants whether or not such expenses are itemized in billings to customers.(b)Purchase of supplies and equipment. The purchase of items, such as chemicals, film, proof paper or other supplies used or consumed in the process of duplicating, reproducing or forming a durable medium for the reproduction of an original is subject to tax. Vendors may claim the resale exemption on purchases of tangible personal property which they directly resell or incorporate into products which they resell.The provisions of this § 31.22 amended January 18, 1974, effective 1/19/1974, 4 Pa.B. 92.