Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 35 - Tax Commission, State
Rule 35.01.02 - IDAHO SALES AND USE TAX ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Section 35.01.02.062 - REPAIRS SALE OF PARTS AND MATERIAL

01. In General. Repairs normally require both material and labor. Persons engaged in the business of repairing, renovating or altering tangible personal property owned by others are required to collect sales tax upon the parts or material required in the repair or renovation of the property.

02. Separate Statement of Parts or Materials. The sales price of parts or materials need to be separately stated and sales tax is charged on these parts or materials. Separately stated repair labor is not taxable. If parts and materials are not separately stated from the repair labor, the total amount for parts and repair labor is taxable.

03. Repairs Covered by Insurance Benefits. Repairs, the costs of which are covered by insurance benefits, are treated the same as otherwise described in this rule. Sales tax is to be collected on the parts and materials. Separately stated repair labor is not taxable.

04. Incidental Material. In some instances, because of the small amount of materials used in a repair job, the value of the material may be insignificant to the entire repair cost. For example, incidental amounts of material are sometimes used in repairs made to tires, clothing, watches, and shoes. If materials such as buttons, thread, watch parts, tire valve cores and stems are incidental to the repair they will be taxed when purchased by the repairman. Other examples of materials which are incidental to repairs are touch-up paint and soldering materials used in car repairs. Materials are incidental if they have a value which is insignificant and for which a reasonable retail sales price cannot be readily determined.

05. Shop Supplies. Dealer/repair shops should not charge sales tax on shop supplies that are consumed during the repair, such as spray bottles, buffer pads, towels, masking tape, solvents, sandpaper, and other items that have no specific identifiable value billed to the customer and which do not become a part of the item being repaired. These supplies are taxable when purchased by the dealer/repair shop and should not be included as part of the taxable amount billed to the customer.

06. Repairs Versus Fabrications. Repairs and renovations to tangible personal property must not be confused with fabrications of tangible personal property. Fabricated tangible personal property is subject to sales tax on the entire price whether the parts and materials are separately stated or not. See Rules 011 and 029 of these rules.

07. Parts for Resale. When a repair shop buys parts that will be resold to its customers or an auto dealer buys parts to install in a car which is being reconditioned for sale, they should not pay tax to the supplier if they provide the documents required by Rule 128 of these rules.