Services which are purchased by a service provider and delivered to a current customer in conjunction with the services contracted to be provided to the customer are considered to be for resale. Receipts from the sale of a service for resale by the purchaser are not subject to sales tax if the purchaser furnishes an exemption certificate.
In order for the transaction to be a sale for resale, the following conditions must be present:
S.D. Admin. R. 64:06:01:08.03
General Authority: SDCL 10-45-47.1(3), 10-46-35.1(3).
Law Implemented: SDCL 10-45-1(10), 10-45-4, 10-45-4.1, 10-45-20, 10-46-2.1
Example:
John Customer purchases a subscription to a movie channel from Fantastic Cable Company. Fantastic purchases the right to view the movie channel from Hollywood Movies, a cable movie channel subscription service. The services provided by Hollywood Movies are purchased for resale as Fantastic does not use the service in any way.