Mich. Admin. Code R 205.55 — Sale of Automotive Parts

Rule 5. (1) Sales at retail of automotive parts for consumption or use are taxable.
Every retailer of automotive parts, such as a garage, car dealer, or service station, shall
have a sales tax license. Sales for resale by a wholesaler to a licensed retailer are exempt.
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A wholesaler is liable for the tax for retail sales to the consumer or user, including a
person with a sales tax license who purchases automotive parts or tools, equipment, and
supplies for consumption or use. For instance, the sale of piston rings to a duly licensed
garage operator is exempt if the rings are to be resold over the counter to a person that
will install them, sold in connection with repair work for a customer, or installed in a
used car that the retailer has purchased or taken as trade-in, which is being reconditioned
for sale. However, the sale of the rings to the retailer is taxable if the retailer installs
them in a vehicle maintained for the retailer’s own use, such as a wrecker used in the
retailer’s business or a car maintained for use by the retailer’s family.
(2) Any amount allowed or allowable as a trade-in, exchange, or deposit is part of
the gross proceeds subject to tax. Beginning January 1, 2017, any core charges
attributable to a recycling fee, deposit, or disposal fee for a motor vehicle or recreational
vehicle part or battery are excluded if the core charge is separately stated on the invoice,
bill of sale, or similar document given to the purchaser. See R 205.15.