| Date: | 12/22/1982 |
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| Organization: | Massachusetts Department of Revenue |
| Referenced Sources: | Massachusetts General Laws |
Sales and Use Tax
December 22, 1982
You inquire whether the Massachusetts sales tax applies to sales of mausoleums.
The sales tax is an excise on sales at retail of tangible personal property (G.L. c. 64H, s. 2). Sales of realty are not subject to the sales tax.
Accordingly, the sales tax is not imposed with respect to agreements for the sale or erection of mausoleums. The contractor who erects a mausoleum must pay the sales tax on his purchases of stone and other materials used in the work ( see Technical Information Release 78-2, issued January 9, 1978).
Very truly yours,
/s/Daniel B. Breen
Daniel B. Breen
Acting Commissioner of Revenue
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