Utah Exempting Car Wash Services Beginning July 1, 2017

March 30, 2017

Jon Whitson

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Sovos

This blog was last updated on June 26, 2021

The Utah Governor recently signed Senate Bill 16 into law. The law creates a new sales tax exemption for the service of cleaning or washing the exterior of a vehicle, beginning on July 1, 2017. However, an important exception exists. If the service includes any charges related to cleaning the interior of the vehicle, then the charge will become taxable. So, for example while a traditional “car wash” may be properly exempt, detailing services would be taxable.

Jon Whitson

Jon Whitson is a Junior Regulatory Counsel at Sovos. Within Sovos' Regulatory Analysis function, his main areas of focus are indirect taxation and consumption taxes in the US. Jon earned his JD and MBA from Northeastern University and his undergraduate degree from the University of Hartford. Prior to joining Sovos, he worked with State Street Bank & Trust, Verisk Health and Alere. Jon is an active member of the Massachusetts bar.

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