(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 67-4-710, the making of sales by engaging in any vocation, occupation, business, or business activity enumerated, described, or referred to in § 67-4-708(1)-(5) is declared to be a privilege upon which a state tax is levied at the rates fixed and provided in § 67-4-709.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-4-704

  • Business: includes any activity engaged in by any person, or caused to be engaged in by the person, with the object of gain, benefit, or advantage, either direct or indirect. See Tennessee Code 67-4-702
  • Sales: means all gross receipts of the taxpayer not allocated under this part. See Tennessee Code 67-4-2004
  • Services: means and includes every activity, function or work engaged in by a person for profit or monetary gain, except as otherwise provided in this part. See Tennessee Code 67-4-702
  • State: means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States and any foreign country or political subdivision thereof. See Tennessee Code 67-4-2004
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any other provision to the contrary, the tax provided for in this section shall not be imposed on receipts from sales of any services or tangible personal property made by a provider of direct-to-home satellite television programming services.
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