Iowa Admin. Code r. 701—285.4(423) — Morticians or funeral directors

A mortician or funeral director is engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property, specified digital products, and funeral services. Examples of Revenue the tangible personal property sold by a funeral director include but are not limited to caskets, other burial containers, flowers, and burial clothing. “Funeral services” includes but is not limited to cremation, transportation by hearse and embalming. Tax is due only on the sales price from the sale of tangible personal property, specified digital products, and taxable services, and not on the sales price from the sale of nontaxable services. If a mortician or funeral director separately itemizes charges for tangible personal property, specified digital products, taxable services and nontaxable services, tax is due only upon the sales price from the sales of tangible personal property and taxable services. The mortician or funeral director is considered to be purchasing caskets, outer burial containers, burial clothing, and other items sold to customers for resale, and may purchase these items from suppliers without payment of sales tax. For purposes of this rule, the terms of morticians or funeral directors shall also include cemeteries, cemetery associations and anyone engaged in activities similar to those discussed in the rule.