Mich. Admin. Code R 205.79 — Federal and state governments

Rule 29. (1) Sales to the United States government, its unincorporated agencies and
instrumentalities, any incorporated agency wholly owned by the United States or by a
corporation wholly owned by the United States, the American Red Cross and its chapters
and branches, and this state and its political subdivisions, departments, and institutions
are not taxable if the sales are paid for directly to the seller with government funds.
(2) When the sales are made without the required purchase order form being supplied in
advance, the sale is taxable, but the licensee may later take credit for the tax payment
upon the licensee’s receipt of purchase order and warrant covering the sales.
(3) Sales to governmental employees for their own consumption or use are taxable.
(4) Sales to and purchases by non-governmental entities doing business on federal areas
are taxable, if the sale is not made directly to an exempt federal instrumentality.
(5) A person subject to a tax under this act need not include in the amount of his or her
gross proceeds used for the computation of the tax any proceeds of his or her business
derived from sales to the United States, its unincorporated agencies and instrumentalities,
any incorporated agency or instrumentality of the United States wholly owned by the
United States or by a corporation wholly owned by the United States, the American Red
Cross and its chapters and branches, and this state or its departments and institutions or
any of its political subdivisions.
(6) Sales to and purchases by national banks are taxable.
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(7) Sales made by political subdivisions of this state, including counties, municipalities,
villages, school districts, water districts, and airport districts, are taxable, unless
otherwise specifically exempted.