Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1320 - Revenue
Subtitle 1320-05 - Sales and Use Tax Division
Chapter 1320-05-01 - State Sales and Use Tax Rules
Section 1320-05-01-.67 - PRINTING INDUSTRY

(1) Sales of advertising circulars, books, forms, tickets, and other like printed items of tangible personal property are subject to sales and use tax unless the printed matter is sold for resale purposes.

(2) The printing and binding of paper, books, forms, letters, and the like is a fabrication thereof, and is subject to sales and use tax unless the fabrication is a part of a manufacturing process for resale. It is immaterial whether the customer furnishes any or all the paper or other materials used in the fabrication work. Any rebinding or other repair of a book or other tangible personal property is subject to sales and use tax.