Sec. 5.1. (a) As used in this section, "tangible personal property" includes electricity, gas, water, and steam.
(b) Transactions involving tangible personal property are exempt from the state gross retail tax if the person acquiring the property acquires it for direct consumption as a material to be consumed in the direct production of other tangible personal property in the person's business of manufacturing, mining, production, processing, repairing, recycling (as defined in section 45.8 of this chapter), refining, oil extraction, mineral extraction, irrigation, agriculture, floriculture, arboriculture, or horticulture. This exemption includes transactions involving acquisitions of tangible personal property used in commercial printing.
(c) Transactions involving tangible personal property are exempt from the state gross retail tax if the person acquiring that property:
(1) acquires it for the person's direct consumption as a material to be consumed in an industrial processing service; and
(2) is an industrial processor.
(d) Transactions involving tangible personal property are exempt from the state gross retail tax if the person acquiring the property:
(1) acquires it for the person's direct consumption as a material to be consumed in:
(A) the direct application of fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, seeds, and other tangible personal property; or
(B) the direct extraction, harvesting, or processing of agricultural commodities;
for consideration; and
(2) is occupationally engaged in providing the services described in subdivision (1) on property that is:
(A) owned or rented by another person occupationally engaged in agricultural production; and
(B) used for agricultural production.
(e) Transactions involving electricity, gas, water, and steam delivered through a single meter provided by a public utility are exempt if the electrical energy, natural or artificial gas, water, steam, or steam heat is consumed for a purpose exempted pursuant to this section and the electricity, gas, water, or steam is predominately used by the purchaser for one (1) or more of the purposes exempted by this section.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.63, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.23-1986, SEC.2; P.L.78-1989, SEC.5; P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.51; P.L.172-2011, SEC.50; P.L.137-2012, SEC.47; P.L.242-2015, SEC.7; P.L.239-2017, SEC.7; P.L.137-2022, SEC.21.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 2.5. State Gross Retail and Use Taxes
Chapter 5. Exempt Transactions of Retail Merchant
6-2.5-5-0.4. Intent of General Assembly Adding Section 36 of This Chapter
6-2.5-5-1. Animals, Feed, Seed, and Chemicals; Race Horse in a Claiming Race
6-2.5-5-2. Agricultural Machinery, Tools, and Equipment
6-2.5-5-3. Exemption; Acquisition for Direct Use in Direct Production
6-2.5-5-4. Property for Use in Producing Machinery, Tools, or Equipment
6-2.5-5-6. Exemption; Acquisition for Incorporation Into Product for Sale
6-2.5-5-7. Materials Used in Construction Business, Public Street, or Utility Service
6-2.5-5-8.5. Power Subsidiary; Public Utility
6-2.5-5-9. Returnable Containers; Nonreturnable Packaging
6-2.5-5-10. Electric or Steam Utilities; Production Plant or Power Production Expenses
6-2.5-5-11. Gas Utilities; Production or Storage Plants and Expenses
6-2.5-5-12. Water Utilities; Plants and Expenses
6-2.5-5-12.5. Wastewater Utilities; Plants and Expenses
6-2.5-5-14. Public Utilities; Acquisitions of Personal Property
6-2.5-5-15.5. Motor Vehicles; Intrafamilial Title Transfers
6-2.5-5-16. State or Local Government Acquisitions
6-2.5-5-18. Drugs, Medical Equipment, Supplies, and Devices; Acquisition by Patient
6-2.5-5-19. Drugs, Insulin, Oxygen, Blood, or Blood Plasma; Acquisition by Licensed Practitioner
6-2.5-5-19.5. Drugs; Insulin; Oxygen; Blood Glucose Monitoring Supply; Blood or Blood Plasma
6-2.5-5-20. "Food and Food Ingredients for Human Consumption"
6-2.5-5-22. Exemption; Sales of Meals; Schools; Fraternities; Sororities; Student Cooperatives
6-2.5-5-23. School Building Materials
6-2.5-5-29. Manufactured Homes; Industrialized Residential Structures
6-2.5-5-30. Environmental Quality Compliance; Manufacturing, Mining, Agriculture, or Recycling
6-2.5-5-31. Free Distribution Newspaper; Related Transactions
6-2.5-5-33. Tangible Personal Property Purchased With Food Stamps
6-2.5-5-34. Sale of Lottery Tickets; Gross Retail Tax
6-2.5-5-35. Tangible Personal Property Transactions
6-2.5-5-36. Commercial Printing Contracts
6-2.5-5-38.1. Qualified Computer Equipment Sales
6-2.5-5-38.2. Vehicle Lease Transactions
6-2.5-5-39. Cargo Trailers and Recreational Vehicles Registered for Use Outside Indiana
6-2.5-5-40. Research and Development Property
6-2.5-5-42. Aircraft Titled, Registered, or Based Outside Indiana
6-2.5-5-43. Type Ii Gambling Games
6-2.5-5-44. Sales to City or Town for Municipal Golf Course
6-2.5-5-45. Gross Retail and Use Tax Exemption; Cigarette and Tobacco Tax Meter Machines
6-2.5-5-45.8. Recycling and Recycling Materials
6-2.5-5-46. Aircraft Repair and Maintenance
6-2.5-5-47. Coins, Bullion, and Legal Tender
6-2.5-5-48. Drainage Water Management System
6-2.5-5-50. Required Product Labels
6-2.5-5-52. Hot Mix Asphalt Plant Equipment; Trucks; Pavers
6-2.5-5-54. Special Rule for Sharing of a Passenger Motor Vehicle for Fewer Than 15 Days
6-2.5-5-55. "Public Safety Equipment and Materials"; Exemption