Section 2. An excise is hereby imposed upon sales at retail in the commonwealth, by any vendor, of tangible personal property or of services performed in the commonwealth at the rate of 6.25 per cent of the gross receipts of the vendor from all such sales of such property or services, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The excise shall be paid by the vendor to the commissioner at the time provided for filing the return required by section sixteen of chapter sixty-two C.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 64h - Tax on Retail Sales of Certain Tangible Personal Property
Section 2 - Sales Tax; Services Tax; Imposition; Rate; Payment
Section 3 - Payment by Purchaser; Collection by Vendor; Sales of Motor Vehicles or Trailers
Section 4 - Computation of Tax
Section 5 - Statement and Collection of Tax
Section 6a - Annual Sales Tax Holiday
Section 7 - Registration Required
Section 8 - Presumption of Sale at Retail; Burden of Proof; Resale and Exempt Use Certificates
Section 9 - Classified Permits Establishing Percentage of Exempt Sales
Section 16 - Liability for Failure to Pay Tax
Section 25a - Motorboats; Aircraft; Certificate Issuance; Evidence of Tax Payment
Section 25b - Unregistered Boats Anchored Within Commonwealth; Reports
Section 26 - Trade-in of Motor Vehicles or Trailers; Sales Tax
Section 27a - Trade-in Boats and Airplanes
Section 29 - Service of Notices
Section 30a - Bond or Deposit; Non-Resident Contractors; Definition
Section 32 - Service of Process; Nonresident Vendors
Section 33 - Worthless Accounts; Reimbursement Without Interest