Printing Industry-Sales Tax Fact Sheet & Industry Guide
This sales tax fact sheet provides general information about how Minnesota Sales and Use Tax applies to printing and related items and services. Lists are included to help you determine the taxability of sales and purchases. Sales by Printers Charges for items and services such as those listed below are taxable. The total retail price is taxable, including raw materials, production labor, outside or prepress services, overhead, profit and delivery charges. It does not matter how these charges appear on the customer’s invoice or who furnishes the ingredient materials. You can make sales of taxable items without collecting sales tax if your customer gives you a completed Form ST3, Certificate of Exemption. Labor that results in the fabrication, alteration, modification, installation, or assembly of materials is taxable. Labor charges for a step in a process resulting in the production of a printed product (including prepress services, and other sublet charges) are also taxable. Del...