What types of businesses can benefit from Manufacturing Sales Tax Exemptions

In many states, the energy sales tax exemptions and manufacturing exemptions are applicable to the following types of facilities and operations:

• Manufacturing Operations of all types, including fabrication, assembly and/or processing, and all sizes of operations from small shops to large industrial facilities.  For example: print shops, wood, clay & plastic products, pharmaceutical, medical device, electronics & semi-conductor plants, machine shops, chemical plants & refineries, steel and textile operations, audio & video recording production, and a vast array of other manufacturers.

• Food & Beverage Processors and Bakeries (sub categories of manufacturing)

• Nursing Homes, Alzheimer Units, Assisted Living and Retirement Facilities ( residential exemption)

• RV and Mobile Home Parks where the average tenant stay exceeds 30 days (residential exemption)

• Apartment Complexes & Buildings and Condominiums (residential exemption)

• Agricultural and Horticultural operations (including irrigation, feedlots, animal food processing, fruit and vegetable growing & processing, and plant nurseries)

• Golf Courses (for electricity used in pumping irrigation water and charging golf carts)

• Repairs to railroad “rolling stock”, jet aircraft engines, and national defense related “platforms”

• Oil & Gas and Mining operations

So, as you can see, businesses can benefit from Manufacturing Sales Tax Exemptions!