Services

Personal and professional services are not subject to sales tax, but materials and supplies used solely in rendering services are subject to sales tax when purchased. Materials and supplies which may be used either in rendering service or sold at retail may be purchased for resale, and sales tax must be collected when these items are sold at retail. The portion of these materials and supplies sold separately to the customer is subject to sales tax and must be included in the sales and use tax report as gross sales. The portion of these materials and supplies used and consumed in rendering service is taxable. The purchase cost must be included as use tax on the sales and use tax return of the person rendering the service. If taxable materials and supplies are purchased from a supplier holding a North Dakota sales and use tax permit, sales tax must be paid to the supplier, but if taxable materials and supplies are purchased from an out-of-state supplier who does not collect North Dakota sales tax, the use tax must be remitted to the tax commissioner by the purchaser. Persons engaged in the business of repairing, altering, restoring, or cleaning of tangible personal property belonging to others must collect sales tax on the itemized charge for tangible personal property used in the repair. Separately stated charges for repair labor are not subject to sales tax. If the charge for tangible personal property used in the repair is not itemized, the repairer must pay sales or use tax on the cost of the repair parts.