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Business Taxes Law Guide—Revision 2024
Sales and Use Tax Annotations
A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V W X
G
295.0000 Gross Receipts
Annotation 295.0570.650
(a) General
295.0570.650 Sale of Orthotics and Prosthetic Devices. Taxpayer is in the business of providing orthotic and prosthetic devices which are custom fit by the taxpayer's licensed professionals to meet the needs of each individual patient. All sales are made under prescription from the patients' physician. The direct material costs equal or slightly exceed direct labor costs, but the charges are commingled for acceptance by Medicare/Medicaid and private insurance carriers. That the taxpayer's customer may be reimbursed by a medical insurer is not relevant to the determination of whether taxpayer is making an exempt sale. If the sale does qualify for exemption, the taxpayer should obtain from the purchaser an exemption certificate conforming to the requirements of Regulation 1667 and retain it in its own records to support the exemption. If the sale is to Medicare A, it is a sale directly to the United States and is exempt from tax. However, if the patient is reimbursed under Medicare B, that is a sale to the patient, the normal taxation rules apply to determine if the sale was subject to tax. When the sale is not exempt, the taxpayer's entire charge is subject to tax. Whether separately stated or not, the taxpayer may not deduct its charges for fitting because the fitting devices are part of the taxable sale of taxpayer's tangible personal property. 4/19/96.