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Uniform Local Sales And Use Tax Regulations

Title 18. Public Revenues
Division 2. California Department of Tax and Fee Administration — Business Taxes (State Board of Equalization — Business Taxes — See Chapters 6 and 9.9)
Chapter 4. Sales and Use Tax
Article 19. Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Taxes

• 1802 Place of Sale and Use for Purposes of Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Taxes
• 1803 Application of Tax
• 1803.5 Long-Term Leases of Motor Vehicles
• 1805 Aircraft Common Carriers
• 1806 Construction Contractors
• 1807 Petitions for Reallocation of Local Tax [Repealed.]

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Regulation 1802. Place of Sale and Use for Purposes of Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Taxes.

Reference: Sections 6012.6, 6015, 6359, 6359.45, 7203, 7203.1, 7204.03, and 7205, Revenue and Taxation Code.

(a) In General.

(1) Retailers Having One Place of Business. For the purposes of the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law, if a retailer has only one place of business in this state, all California retail sales of that retailer in which that place of business participates occur at that place of business unless the tangible personal property sold is delivered by the retailer or his or her agent to an out-of-state destination, or to a common carrier for delivery to an out-of-state destination.

(2) Retailers Having More Than One Place of Business.

(A) If a retailer has more than one place of business in this state but only one place of business participates in the sale, the sale occurs at that place of business.

(B) If a retailer has more than one place of business in this state which participate in the sale, the sale occurs at the place of business where the principal negotiations are carried on. If this place is the place where the order is taken, it is immaterial that the order must be forwarded elsewhere for acceptance, approval of credit, shipment, or billing. For the purposes of this regulation, an employee's activities will be attributed to the place of business out of which he or she works.

(3) Place of Passage of Title Immaterial. If title to the tangible personal property sold passes to the purchaser in California, it is immaterial that title passes to the purchaser at a place outside of the local taxing jurisdiction in which the retailer's place of business is located, or that the property sold is never within the local taxing jurisdiction in which the retailer's place of business is located.

(b) Place of Sale in Specific Instances.

(1) Vending Machine Operators. The place of sale is the place at which the vending machine is located. If an operator purchases property under a resale certificate or from an out-of-state seller without payment of tax and the operator is the consumer of the property, for purposes of the use tax, the use occurs at the place where the vending machine is located.

(2) Itinerant Merchants. The place of sale with respect to sales made by sellers who have no permanent place of business and who sell from door to door for their own account shall be deemed to be in the county in which is located the seller's permanent address as shown on the seller's permit issued to him or her. If this address is in a county imposing sales and use taxes, sales tax applies with respect to all sales unless otherwise exempt. If this address is not in a county imposing sales and use taxes, he or she must collect the use tax with respect to property sold and delivered or shipped to customers located in a county imposing sales and use taxes.

(3) Retailers Under Section 6015. Persons regarded by the Board as retailers under Section 6015(b) of the Revenue and Taxation Code are regarded as selling tangible personal property through salespersons, representatives, peddlers, canvassers or agents who operate under or obtain the property from them. The place of sale shall be deemed to be:

(A) the business location of the retailer if the retailer has only one place of business in this state, exclusive of any door-to-door solicitations of orders, or

(B) the business location of the retailer where the principal negotiations are carried on, exclusive of any door-to-door solicitations of orders, if more than one in-state place of business of the retailer participates in the sale.

The amendments to paragraph (b)(3) apply only to transactions entered into on or after July 1, 1990.

(4) Auctioneers. The place of sale by an auctioneer is the place at which the auction is held. Operative July 1, 1996, auctioneers shall report local sales tax revenue to the participating jurisdiction (as defined in subdivision (d) below) in which the sales take place, with respect to auction events which result in taxable sales in an aggregate amount of $500,000 or more.

(5) Factory-built School Building. The place of sale or purchase of a factory-built school building (relocatable classroom) as defined in paragraph (c)(4)(B) of Regulation 1521 (18 CCR 1521), Construction Contractors, is the place of business of the retailer of the factory-built school building regardless of whether sale of the building includes installation or whether the building is placed upon a permanent foundation.

(6) Jet Fuel.

(A) For sales of jet fuel prior to January 1, 2008, the place of sale or purchase of jet fuel is the city, county, or city and county which is the point of the delivery of the jet fuel to the aircraft, if both of the following conditions are met:

1. The principal negotiations for the sale are conducted at the retailer's place of business in this state; and

2. The retailer has more than one place of business in the state.

(B) For sales of jet fuel on or after January 1, 2008, the place of sale or purchase of jet fuel is the city, county, or city and county which is the point of the delivery of the jet fuel to the aircraft.

(C) The local sales or use tax revenue derived from the sale or purchase of jet fuel under the conditions set forth in this subdivision shall be transmitted by the Board, to the city, county, or city and county where the airport is located at which such delivery occurs.

(D) Multi-Jurisdictional Airports. For the purposes of this regulation, the term "multi-jurisdictional airport" means and includes an airport that is owned or operated by a city, county, or city and county, that has enacted a state-administered local sales and use tax ordinance and as to which the owning or operating city, county, or city and county is different from the city, county, or city and county in which the airport is located. Through June 30, 2004, the local tax rate is imposed at 1.25% by Revenue and Taxation Code section 7202(a). Operative July 1, 2004, the local tax rate is imposed at 1% by Revenue and Taxation Code section 7203.1. The local tax revenue derived from sales of jet fuel at a "multi-jurisdictional airport" shall, notwithstanding subdivision (C), be transmitted by the Board as follows:

1. In the case of the 0.25% local sales tax imposed by counties under Government Code section 29530 and Revenue and Taxation Code section 7202(a), or operative July 1, 2004, imposed by counties under Revenue and Taxation Code section 7203.1(a)(1), half of the revenue to the county which owns or operates the airport (or in which the city which owns or operates the airport is located) and half to the county in which the airport is located.

2. In the case of the remaining 1% of the local sales tax imposed by counties under Revenue and Taxation Code section 7202(a), or operative July 1, 2004, the remaining 0.75%, imposed by counties under Revenue and Taxation Code section 7203.1(a)(2), and in the case of the local sales tax imposed by cities at a rate of up to 1%, or operative July 1, 2004, at a rate of up to 0.75% under Revenue and Taxation Code section 7203.1(a)(2), and offset against the local sales tax of the county in which the city is located under Revenue and Taxation Code section 7202(h), half of the revenue to the city which owns or operates the airport and half to the city in which the airport is located. If the airport is either owned or operated by a county or is located in the unincorporated area of a county, or is owned or operated by a county and is located in the unincorporated area of a different county, the local sales tax revenue which would have been transmitted to a city under this subdivision shall be transmitted to the corresponding county.

3. Notwithstanding the rules specified in subdivisions 1. and 2., the following special rules apply:

a. In the case of retail sales of jet fuel in which the point of the delivery of the jet fuel to the aircraft and place of sale or purchase, as described in subdivision (A) or (B), is San Francisco International Airport, the Board shall transmit one-half of the local sales tax revenues derived from such sales to the City and County of San Francisco, and the other half to the County of San Mateo.

b. In the case of retail sales of jet fuel in which the point of the delivery of the jet fuel to the aircraft and place of sale or purchase, as described in subdivision (A) or (B), is Ontario International Airport, the Board shall transmit local sales taxes with respect to those sales in accordance with both of the following:

c. All of the revenues that are derived from a local sales tax imposed by the City of Ontario shall be transmitted to that city.

d. All of the revenues that are derived from a local sales tax imposed by the County of San Bernardino shall be allocated to that county.

(E) Otherwise, as provided elsewhere in this regulation.

(c) Transactions Negotiated Out of State and Delivered from the Retailer's Stock of Tangible Personal Property in California.

(1) If an out-of-state retailer does not have a permanent place of business in this state other than a stock of tangible personal property, the place of sale is the city, county, or city and county from which delivery or shipment is made. Local tax collected by the Board for such sales will be distributed to that city, county, or city and county.

(2) If a retailer has a permanent place of business in this state in addition to its stocks of tangible personal property, the place of sale, in cases where the sale is negotiated out of state and there is no participation by the retailer's permanent place of business in this state, is the city, county, or city and county from which delivery or shipment is made. Local tax collected by the Board for such sales will be distributed to the city, county, or city and county from which delivery or shipment is made.

(d) Allocation of Sales Tax and Application of Use Tax. Local sales tax is allocated to the place where the sale is deemed to take place under the above rules. The local use tax ordinance of the jurisdiction where the property at issue is put to its first functional use applies to such use. As used in this subdivision, the term "participating jurisdiction" means any city, city and county, or county which has entered into a contract with the Board for administration of that entity's local sales and use tax.

(1) Direct Reporting By Retailers. Operative July 1, 1996, for transactions of $500,000 or more, except with respect to persons who register with the Board to collect use tax under Regulation 1684(e) (18 CCR 1684), the seller shall report the local use tax revenues derived therefrom directly to the participating jurisdiction where the first functional use is made.

Persons who voluntarily collect use tax under Regulation 1684(e) may, solely at their own discretion, report the local use tax revenues on transactions of $500,000 or more directly to the participating jurisdiction where first functional use is made.

(2) Direct Reporting By Purchasers. Operative July 1, 1996, if a person who is required to report and pay use tax directly to the Board makes a purchase in the amount of $500,000 or more, that person shall report the local use tax revenues derived therefrom to the participating jurisdiction in which the first functional use of the property is made.

The amendments to paragraph (b)(4) and paragraph (d) shall apply prospectively only to transactions entered into on or after July 1, 1996. Paragraph (d) shall not apply to lease transactions.

History—Adopted March 27, 1956, effective April 1, 1956.

Amended and renumbered January 6, 1970, effective February 25, 1970.

Amended May 9, 1984, effective September 12, 1984. Subdivision (b)(1) completely revised.

Amended November 29, 1989, effective February 4, 1990. Minor corrections made to (a)(1), (a)(2) and (b)(2) for clarification purposes, completely revised (b)(3) and added subparagraphs (A) and (B) to (b)(3).

Amended June 5, 1991, effective August 18, 1991, Amended paragraph (b) to reference Regulation 1521(c)(4)(B) and to explain place of sale.

Amended August 1, 1991, effective August 30, 1991. Amended pursuant to Chapter 85, Statutes of 1991, and Chapter 88, Statutes of 1991, to provide that a newspaper carrier is not a retailer. The retailer is the publisher or distributor for whom the carrier delivers the newspaper. Chapter 85, Stats. of 1991, was effective July 1, 1991; Chapter 88, Stats. of 1991, changed the effective date to July 15, 1991.

Amended May 26, 1993, effective October 1, 1993. Amended paragraph (b)(5) to be operative October 1, 1993, to provide that if an out-of-state retailer does not have a permanent place of business in this state other than a stock of merchandise, the place of sale is the city, county, or city and county from which delivery or shipment is made. Local tax collected for such sales will be distributed to that city, county, or city and county.

Amended May 15, 1996, effective August 11, 1996. Words "and Use" added to title to reflect inclusion of use tax rules. Subdivision (b)(4) is amended to provide for reporting of local sales tax revenues to specific jurisdictions by auctioneers under specified conditions. New subdivision (c) is added to promulgate rules regarding application of use tax in regulatory form.

Amended April 6, 2000, effective May 26, 2000. Added subdivision (b)(7). Added section "7204.03" to the References section.

Amended August 6, 2003, effective November 28, 2003. Subdivision (a)(1): phrase "in which that place of business participates" added. Subdivision (a)(2): current language re-designated (a)(2)(B); new subdivision (a)(2)(A) added.

Amended December 14, 2004, effective February 8, 2005. Subdivision (b)(7): word "Section" changed to lower case throughout. Subdivision (b)(7)(C): new second and third sentences added; figure "1.25%" deleted from fourth sentence. Subdivision (b)(7)(C)1.: phrase ", or … 7203.1(a)(1)" added. Subdivision (b)(7)(C)2.: phrase ", or … 7203.1(a)(2)" added after "7202(a)" and phrase ", or … 7203.1(a)(2)" added after "1%". Subdivision (c)(1): cross-reference to Regulation 1684(b) corrected to 1684(c).

Amended November 15, 2005, effective December 13, 2006. Deleted subdivision (b)(5); subdivisions (b)(6) and (7) re-designated (5) and (6) accordingly. Added new subdivision (c); former subdivision (c) re-designated (d) accordingly. Added language of former subdivision (b)(5) as new subdivision (c)(1), but deleted the operative date of October 1, 1993, as no longer necessary. Added new subdivision (c)(2) to provide for direct distribution of local sales tax revenues, specifically for sales negotiated out of state, to the location of the stock of goods that fulfills the order when the retailer has sales offices in the state and where there is no participation by the retailer's in-state sales office.

Amended March 20, 2007, effective May 17, 2007. Amended subdivision (b)(6) to incorporate a statutory change regarding the place of sale or purchase of jet fuel, operative January 1, 2008.

Amended October 24, 2007, effective February 1, 2008. Added headings to paragraphs (d)(1) and (d)(2), and amended paragraph (d)(1) to clarify the jurisdiction to which use tax on a transaction of $500,000 or more should be reported.

Amended May 22, 2014, effective July 31, 2014. Amended subdivision (d)(1) to update both cross-references to Regulation 1684, subdivision (c), so that they refer to Regulation 1684, subdivision (e).

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Regulation 1803. Application of Tax.

Reference: Sections 6008, 6009.1, 6203, 6352, 6385, 7202, 7203, and 7205, Revenue and Taxation Code.

Sales to Common Carriers, see Regulation 1621.

Interstate and Foreign Commerce, see Regulation 1620.

Aircraft Common Carriers, see Regulation 1805.

(a) Sales Tax.

(1) In General. Except as stated below, in any case in which state sales tax is applicable, state-administered Bradley-Burns uniform local sales tax is also applicable, if the place of sale is in a county imposing a state-administered local tax. In any case in which state sales tax is inapplicable, state-administered local sales tax is also inapplicable. Thus, if title to the property sold passes to the purchaser at a point outside this state, state-administered local sales tax does not apply regardless of participation in the transaction by a California retailer. As explained in paragraphs (b) and (c), the use tax may apply. If so, the retailer is required to collect the use tax and pay it to the board.

Gross receipts from sales of tangible personal property subject to the local tax shall include delivery charges, when such charges are subject to the state sales or use tax.

(2) Exception. State-administered local sales tax does not apply to certain sales of tangible personal property to operators of aircraft to be used or consumed principally outside the county in which the sale is made if such property is to be used or consumed directly and exclusively in the use of the aircraft as common carriers of persons or property under the authority of the laws of the State of California, the United States, or any foreign government. On and after July 1, 1972, for county tax purposes this exemption is limited to 80 percent of the county tax.

(b) Use tax. State-administered local use tax applies if the purchase is made from a retailer on or after the effective date of the local taxing ordinance and the property is purchased for use in a jurisdiction having a state-administered local tax and is actually used there, provided any one of the following conditions exist:

(1) Title to the property purchased passes to the purchaser at a point outside this state;

(2) The place of sale is in this state but not in a jurisdiction having a state-administered local tax;

(3) The place of sale is in a jurisdiction having a state-administered local tax and there is an exemption of the sale of the property from the sales tax but there is no exemption of the use of the property from the use tax;

(4) The property is purchased under a valid resale certificate.

State-administered local use tax does not apply to the storing, keeping, retaining, processing, fabricating or manufacturing of tangible personal property for subsequent use solely outside the state or for subsequent use solely in a county not imposing a local use tax.

(c) Collection of Use Tax by Retailers. Retailers engaged in business in this state and making sales of tangible personal property, the storage, use or other consumption of which is subject to a state-administered local use tax, are required to collect the tax from the purchaser. It is immaterial that the retailer might not be engaged in business in the particular county or city in which the purchaser uses the property.

Retailers who are not engaged in business in this state may apply for a Certificate of Registration – Use Tax. Holders of such certificates are required to collect tax from purchasers, give receipts therefor, and pay tax to the board in the same manner as retailers engaged in business in this state.

As used in this regulation, the term "Certificate of Registration – Use Tax" shall include Certificate of Authority to Collect Use Tax issued prior to September 11, 1957.

(d) Leases. If a lease is a continuing sale, or a continuing purchase, for the purposes of state tax, it shall be a continuing sale, or a continuing purchase, for the purposes of local tax. If a lease is neither a continuing sale nor a continuing purchase for the purposes of state tax, it shall be neither a continuing sale nor a continuing purchase for the purposes of local tax.

History—Effective January 1, 1962.

Amended and renumbered January 6, 1970, effective February 25, 1970.

Amended May 10, 1972, effective June 18, 1972.

Amended December 12, 1973, effective January 18, 1974.

Amended March 30, 1988, effective June 15, 1988. Amended subdivision (a)(2) to remove the reference to a specific exemption which expired on December 31, 1987.

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Regulation 1803.5. Long-Term Leases of Motor Vehicles.

Reference: Section 7205.1, Revenue and Taxation Code.

(a) Place of use.

(1) With respect to the long-term lease of a new or used motor vehicle, the place of use for the reporting and transmittal of the local use tax shall be determined as follows.

(A) If the lessor is a California new motor vehicle dealer or leasing company, the place of use of the leased new or used vehicle shall be deemed to be the participating jurisdiction in which is located the lessor's place of business at which the lease is negotiated (as determined under Regulation 1802).

(B) If a lessor who is not a California new motor vehicle dealer or leasing company purchases the vehicle from a new motor vehicle dealer or leasing company, the place of use of the leased vehicle shall be deemed to be the participating jurisdiction in which is located the place of business of the new motor vehicle dealer or leasing company from which the lessor purchased the vehicle.

(C) If a lessor who is not a California new motor vehicle dealer or leasing company purchases a new motor vehicle from a person other than a new motor vehicle dealer, or a used motor vehicle from any source, the place of use of the leased vehicle shall continue to be the participating jurisdiction in which the lessee resides and shall be distributed to that jurisdiction through the countywide pool of the county in which the jurisdiction is located.

(2) The place of use as determined by subdivisions (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B) shall be the place of use for the duration of the lease contract, notwithstanding the fact that the lessor may sell the vehicle and assign the lease contract to a third party or the lessee may change his or her place of residence. The fact that the lessor may sell the vehicle and assign the lease contract to a third party is also not relevant to the determination of the place of use under subdivision (a)(1)(C).

(b) Definitions.

(1) As used in this regulation, the term "motor vehicle" means a passenger vehicle (designed to carry no more than 10 persons, including the driver), such as an automobile, minivan, or sport-utility vehicle. The term also includes light-duty pickup trucks rated less than one (1) ton. The term does not include a house car.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision, as used in this regulation the term "long-term lease" means the lease of a motor vehicle for a term exceeding four months.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision, as used in this regulation the term "lessor" means a person who, for a term exceeding four months, leases or offers for lease, negotiates or attempts to negotiate a lease, or induce any person to lease a motor vehicle, and who receives or expects to receive a commission, money, brokerage fees, profit or any other thing of value from the lessee of that vehicle.

(4) As used in this regulation, the term "dealer" means a person who, as defined under Vehicle Code section 285, is engaged wholly or in part in the business of selling motor vehicles or buying or taking in trade, motor vehicles for the purpose of resale, selling, or offering for sale, or consigned to be sold, or otherwise dealing in motor vehicles, whether or not such vehicles are owned by such person. The term "dealer" does not include a person who is solely engaged in the business of leasing.

(5) As used in this regulation, the term "leasing company" is determined on a location-by-location basis. "Leasing company" means a location of a motor vehicle dealer who originates lease contracts with lessees and does not sell or assign such contracts, provided the annual lease receipts from leases of motor vehicles originated at that location are equal to or greater than $15 million, calculated for the previous calendar year. Once a location is a leasing company for purposes of this regulation, it remains a leasing company unless and until such status is expressly revoked in writing by the Board.

(6) As used in this regulation, the term "new motor vehicle dealer" means a dealer as defined in subdivision (b)(4) who acquires for resale or lease new and unregistered motor vehicles from manufacturers or distributors of such motor vehicles.

(7) The provisions of subdivision (a) do not apply to leases of motor vehicles that are considered mobile transportation equipment (MTE) under Regulation 1661, except for pickup trucks rated less than one (1) ton. Although pickup trucks are still considered MTE, the local use tax revenues derived from qualifying leases of pickup trucks rated less than one (1) ton shall be reported pursuant to the terms of subdivision (a).

(8) The "place of business" shall be determined under Regulation 1802.

(c) If the lessor is located out of state and purchases the vehicle from a source other than one listed in subdivision (a)(1), the place of use of the vehicle shall remain the residence of the lessee, and the use tax revenue derived from such lease shall be distributed to that place through the countywide pool of the county in which the lessee resides.

(d) The rules regarding local use tax distribution set forth in subdivision (a)(1) shall be applied each time a motor vehicle is leased for a long term, as defined in this regulation. As a result, when a lease is terminated and the vehicle is acquired by a new lessee, the local use tax revenue derived from that transaction shall be distributed to the participating jurisdiction entitled thereto under the facts and circumstances of that lease. Where, however, the lease is structured as a series of short-term leases but is in fact a long-term lease, as shown by the course of performance of the parties (for example, same lessor, same lessee, same lease terms), the local use tax revenues derived therefrom shall be distributed to the same participating jurisdiction throughout the duration of the transaction. For example, government agencies frequently structure their long-term leases as a series of one-year leases due to funding restrictions. In that case, the agency shall be treated as bound for the full term notwithstanding any right it may have to terminate the contract in the event that sufficient funds are not appropriated to pay amounts due under the contract.

(e) Operative Dates. The provisions of this regulation applicable to leases by and purchases for lease from a California new motor vehicle dealer shall apply to lease transactions entered into on or after January 1, 1996. The provisions of this regulation applicable to leases by and purchases for lease from a leasing company shall apply to lease transactions entered into on or after January 1, 1999.

History—Adopted on March 26, 2003, effective July 26, 2003.

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Regulation 1805. Aircraft Common Carriers.

Reference: Sections 7202 and 7203, Revenue and Taxation Code.

(a) Definition—"Common Carriers." As used herein, the term "common carriers" means persons who engage in the business of transporting persons or property for hire or compensation and who offer their services indiscriminately to the public or to some portion of the public.

(b) Aircraft Common Carriers.

(1) The state-administered Bradley-Burns local sales tax does not apply to sales of tangible personal property to operators of aircraft to be used or consumed principally outside the county in which the sale is made if such property is used or consumed directly and exclusively in the use of such aircraft as common carriers of persons or property under the laws of this state, the United States, or any foreign government. Tax applies, however, to sales of fuel and petroleum products on and after July 29, 1991. Exemption rates and their effective dates are provided in the Appendix.

(2) The state-administered Bradley-Burns local use tax does not apply to the storage, use, or other consumption of tangible personal property purchased by operators of aircraft when such property is used or consumed by such operators directly and exclusively in the use of such aircraft as common carriers of persons or property for hire or compensation under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued pursuant to the laws of this state, the United States, or any foreign government. Effective July 29, 1991, this exemption is not available for the storage, use, or other consumption of fuel and petroleum products. This exemption is in addition to that provided in sections 6366 and 6366.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(c) Conditions of Exemption. The exemption for operators of aircraft common carriers applies only if the property is used directly and exclusively in the exempt activity. This exemption is limited to supplies and equipment (excluding fuel and petroleum products effective July 29, 1991) used or consumed directly in the carriage of persons or property. It does not include office or shop equipment or supplies or any other property not directly used or consumed in the carriage of persons or property.

(d) Leases. If property is leased to an operator of an aircraft common carrier or under a lease which is a continuing sale or a continuing purchase, unless otherwise exempted, either the use tax or sales tax applies to the gross receipts from the lease during such period of time that the property is in a taxing jurisdiction.

History—Adopted January 6, 1970, as a restatement of a portion of repealed Ruling 2205 (Cal. Admin. Code), effective February 25, 1970.

Amended May 10, 1972, effective June 18, 1972.

Amended December 12, 1973, effective January 18, 1974.

Amended September 24, 1974, effective October 26, 1974.

Amended October 22, 1975, effective November 29, 1975.

Amended February 6, 1980, effective March 29, 1980. In (c) added exemption expiration date.

Amended July 27, 1983, effective October 13, 1983. Deleted former subdivisions (b) and (c) and relettered remaining subdivisions; corrected reference to 1805(b) in aircraft common carrier certificate.

Amended April 16, 1985, effective May 16, 1985. Footnote added to subdivision (b).

Amended March 30, 1988, effective June 15, 1988. Amended subdivisions (b), (c) and Appendix (a) and (b) to remove reference to the exemption of sales to operators of waterborne vessels from the local sales tax which expired on December 31, 1987.

Amended September 30, 1992, effective January 20, 1993. Amended to repeal the exemption from the uniform local sales and use tax for the sale or use of fuel or petroleum products to or by operators of aircraft effective July 29, 1991.

Amended August 24, 2004, effective January 12, 2005. Reference Section-phrase "7202.6 and" deleted and phrase "and 7203.1" added. Subdivision (b)(1) added sentence "Exemption rates and their effective dates are provided in the Appendix." Subdivision (b)(2) word "Section" changed to "section." Appendix (a), second sentence words "county tax" and "county" deleted and phrases "of the Bradley-Burns local taxes," "of the 1.25% local tax … to 75 percent," "1 percent local," and "(i.e., .75%)" added. (b) phrase "under Regulation 1825," "district … from," "local … is," and "; and, … percent" added and phrase "local … 1825" deleted. (b), first unnumbered paragraph phrase "(check which is applicable)" added to body and deleted from option (3). (b), third un-numbered paragraph phrase "exemption from" delete and ":" and phrase "(check which is applicable)" added to body; (1) phrases " added to body; (1) phrases- "Partial exemption from" and "local … is .75" and phrase "local tax only" deleted; (2) capital "D" replaced with "Exemption from d"; (3) phrases "exemption from district tax and partial exemption from" and "local tax which: On or before June 30, 2004 is," "percent: … .75" added and phrases "tax and district tax," and "(check which is applicable)" deleted.

Amended October 27, 2015, effective December 16, 2015. Deleted "and 7203.1" in the regulation's reference note. Amended the Appendix subdivisions (a) and (b) to reflect the one-quarter percent (0.25%) reduction in the rate of local sales and use tax caused by the expiration of Revenue and Taxation Code (RTC) section 7203.1 on December 31, 2015, and the corresponding restoration of the partial 80 percent local sales and use tax exemption for aircraft common carriers provided by RTC sections 7202, subdivision (g), and 7203, subdivision (e), operative January 1, 2016.

Appendix—Form of Exemption Certificate for Claiming Exemption Under Regulations 1805 and 1825.

(a) Certificate Necessary to Support Exemption. All purchasers of tangible personal property claiming exemption from Bradley-Burns local taxes under the provisions of Regulation 1805 or from both Bradley-Burns local taxes and district transactions (sales) and use taxes under Regulation 1825 should file with the seller an exemption certificate in the form shown below. On and after July 1, 1972, for purposes of the Bradley-Burns local taxes, this exemption is limited to 80 percent of the 1.25 percent local tax (i.e., 1%); on and after July 1, 2004 until December 31, 2015, this exemption is limited to 75 percent of the 1 percent local tax (i.e., 75%); and, on and after January 1, 2016, this exemption is limited to 80 percent of the 1.25 percent local tax (i.e., 1%)

(b) Form of Certificate. Aircraft Common Carrier. The following certificate may be used by a purchaser claiming exemption under Regulation 1825 from district transactions (sales) and use taxes, and/or claiming partial exemption under Regulation 1805 from Bradley-Burns local taxes which: On or before June 30, 2004, is 1 percent; on and after July 1, 2004 until December 31, 2015 is .75 percent; and, on and after January 1, 2016, is 1 percent.

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Regulation 1806. Construction Contractors.

Reference: Sections 6006–6010, inclusive, 6012.6, 6015, 6384, 7202, and 7203, Revenue and Taxation Code.

Construction Contractors, see Regulation 1521.

United States Contractors.

(a) In General. All of the provisions of the State Sales and Use Tax Law and regulations adopted thereunder relating to construction contractors (other than those relating to the rate of tax) are applicable to state-administered local sales and use taxes.

(b) Jobsite is Place of Business. The jobsite is regarded as a place of business of a construction contractor or subcontractor and is the place of sale of "fixtures" furnished and installed by contractors or subcontractors. The place of use of "materials" is the jobsite. Accordingly, if the jobsite is in a county having a state-administered local tax, the sales tax applies to the sale of the fixtures, and the use tax applies to the use of the materials unless purchased in a county having a state-administered local tax and not purchased under a resale certificate. If the jobsite is in a county without a state-administered local tax, state-administered local sales tax will not apply to the sale of the fixtures even though the contractor's principal place of business is in a county with such a tax.

If fixtures are purchased by a contractor tax paid in a county having a state-administered local tax, the contractor, upon installing the fixtures in a county without such a tax, is entitled to a credit for the local tax of the place of purchase.

The place of sale or purchase of a factory-built school building (relocatable classroom) as defined in paragraph (c)(4)(B) of Regulation 1521 (18 CCR 1521), Construction Contractors, is the place of business of the retailer of the factory-built school building regardless of whether sale of the building includes installation or whether the building is placed upon a permanent foundation.

(c) United States Contractors. United States contractors are consumers of both materials and fixtures, and the place of use of both is the jobsite. Accordingly, if the jobsite is in a county having a state-administered local tax, the use tax applies to the use of the materials and fixtures unless purchased in a county having a state-administered local tax and not purchased under a resale certificate.

History—Adopted May 1, 1956.

Amended and renumbered January 6, 1970, effective February 25, 1970.

Amended December 12, 1973, effective January 18, 1974.

Amended June 5, 1991, effective August 18, 1991. Amended paragraph (b) to reference Regulation 1521(c)(4)(B) and to explain place of sale.

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Regulation 1807. Petitions for Reallocation of Local Tax.

[Repealed and effective March 19, 2019.]