(1) Sales and use taxes shall not be imposed on the gross receipts from the sale, lease, or rental of and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of currency or bullion.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 77-2704.66

  • Gross receipts: includes the sale of admissions. See Nebraska Statutes 77-2701.16
  • Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. Source: U.S. Mint
  • Sale: means any transfer of title or possession or segregation in contemplation of transfer of title or possession, exchange, barter, lease, or rental, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means, of property for a consideration or the provision of service for a consideration. See Nebraska Statutes 77-2701.33
  • Sales: means all gross receipts of the taxpayer, except:

    (a) Income from discharge of indebtedness. See Nebraska Statutes 77-2734.04

  • 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 Nebraska Statutes 77-2734.04
  • Storage: includes any retention in this state for any purposes except sale in the regular course of business or subsequent use solely outside this state of property purchased from a retailer, other than property which will enter into or become an ingredient or component part of property manufactured, processed, or fabricated for ultimate sale at retail. See Nebraska Statutes 77-2701.37
  • Use: means the exercise of any right or power over property incident to the ownership or possession of that property, except that use does not include the sale of that property in the regular course of business or the exercise of any right or power over property which will enter into or become an ingredient or component part of property manufactured, processed, or fabricated for ultimate sale at retail. See Nebraska Statutes 77-2701.42

(2) For purposes of this section:

(a) Bullion means bars, ingots, or commemorative medallions of gold, silver, platinum, or palladium, or a combination of these, for which the value of the metal depends on its content and not the form; and

(b) Currency means a coin or currency made of gold, silver, or other metal or paper which is or has been used as legal tender.