There is hereby imposed a tax upon the privilege of engaging in business as a retailer, a tax of four and two-tenths percent upon the gross receipts of all sales of tangible personal property consisting of goods, wares, or merchandise, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, sold at retail in the state to consumers or users.
S.D. Codified Laws § 10-45-2
Tax on sale of tangible property
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case In Re the Appeal of the Sales Tax Refund Applications of Black Hills Power & Light Co. (1980)
Most recently applied in Black Hills Truck & Trailer, Inc. v. South Dakota Department of Revenue (June 2016)
Source: SL 1935, ch 205, § 34; SL 1937, ch 253, § 1; SDC 1939, § 57.3201; SL 1941, ch 345; SL 1943, ch 296; SL 1965, ch 288, § 1; SL 1967, ch 335; SL 1969, ch 267, § 1; SL 1978,…
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