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A contractor digs fill dirt from a pit it owns and uses it on a customer’s job. What does s. 212.06(15)(a) provide?

Correct Answer

A) The contractor is the ultimate consumer of the material and owes use tax on it

Section 212.06(15)(a): "When a contractor secures rock, shell, fill dirt, or similar materials from a location that he or she owns or leases and uses such materials to fulfill a real property contract on the property of another person, the contractor is the ultimate consumer of such materials and is liable for use tax thereon." Use tax exists precisely to catch consumption that never passed through a taxable retail sale.

Answer Options
A
The contractor is the ultimate consumer of the material and owes use tax on it
B
No tax is due, because the contractor never purchased the material from anyone
C
The customer owes sales tax on the value of the fill delivered to the site
D
Tax is due only if the contractor separately states the fill on the invoice

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Section 212.06(15)(a): "When a contractor secures rock, shell, fill dirt, or similar materials from a location that he or she owns or leases and uses such materials to fulfill a real property contract on the property of another person, the contractor is the ultimate consumer of such materials and is liable for use tax thereon." Use tax exists precisely to catch consumption that never passed through a taxable retail sale.

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