Article: Michigan sales tax does not apply to property sold incidental to a service.

As the economy is transformed from one in which sales in goods becomes less predominant and the rendering of services proliferates, a recent decision by the Michigan Supreme Court deserves the attention to today's tax ex ecutive. With increasing frequency, transactions between a business and its customers involves both a service component and the transfer of tangible personal property. The courts have grappled with a standard by which to determine whether the transaction should be considered a sale of personal property or the rendition of the service. The consequence of this determination is that, if a sale of personal property is involved, the transaction may be subject ...

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