South Dakota § 10-45-6 - Tax on utility services.
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§ 10-45-6. Tax on utility services.
There is hereby imposed a tax of four and two-tenths percent upon the gross receipts from sales, furnishing, or service of gas, electricity, and water, including the gross receipts from such sales by any municipal corporation furnishing gas, and electricity, to the public in its proprietary capacity, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, when sold at retail in the State of South Dakota to consumers or users.
Source: SL 1935, ch 205, § 34; SL 1937, ch 253, § 1; SDC 1939, § 57.3201; SL 1941, ch 345; SL 1943, ch 296; SL 1974, ch 97, § 1; SL 1981, ch 102, §§ 2, 3; SL 1987, ch 98, § 6; SL 1988, ch 106, § 1; SL 2016, ch 65, § 4, eff. June 1, 2016; SL 2023, ch 32, § 4.
Effective July 1, 2027
10-45-6. Tax on utility services.
There is hereby imposed a tax of four and one-half percent upon the gross receipts from sales, furnishing, or service of gas, electricity, and water, including the gross receipts from such sales by any municipal corporation furnishing gas, and electricity, to the public in its proprietary capacity, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, when sold at retail in the State of South Dakota to consumers or users.
Source: SL 1935, ch 205, § 34; SL 1937, ch 253, § 1; SDC 1939, § 57.3201; SL 1941, ch 345; SL 1943, ch 296; SL 1974, ch 97, § 1; SL 1981, ch 102, §§ 2, 3; SL 1987, ch 98, § 6; SL 1988, ch 106, § 1; SL 2016, ch 65, § 4, eff. June 1, 2016; SL 2023, ch 32, §§ 4, 19.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-45-6 ("Tax on utility services.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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