(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, use tax applicable to the transfer of a motor vehicle from inventory by an automobile manufacturer for its own use shall be computed as provided in this section. The tax shall be levied at the rate of tax levied on the sale of tangible personal property at retail by § 67-6-202 and shall be computed for each month during the term of use by multiplying the tax rate by an amount equal to one forty-eighth (1/48) of the wholesale price of the motor vehicle.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-6-234

  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Sale: includes the furnishing of any of the things or services taxable under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Use: means and includes the exercise of any right or power over tangible personal property incident to the ownership thereof, except that it does not include the sale at retail of that property in the regular course of business. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Use tax: includes the "use" "consumption" "distribution" and "storage" as defined in this section. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
(b) For purposes of this section, “wholesale price” means the price at which motor vehicles of the same make and model were regularly sold to automobile dealers at the time the vehicle was removed from inventory.
  Previous section
Next section  
 Part 2 Contents