Nevada Revised Statutes Section 360.489 - Revenue and Taxation

Determination of amount of sales or use tax due; transmission of notice regarding NRS 372.365 to certain retailers. [Effective January 1, 2006.]

1. In determining the amount of:

(a) Sales tax due on a sale at retail, the rate of tax used must be the sum of the rates of all taxes imposed upon sales at retail in:

(1) The county determined pursuant to the provisions of NRS 360B.350 to 360B.375, inclusive; or

(2) If those provisions do not apply to the sale, the county in which the property is or will be delivered to the purchaser or his agent or designee.

(b) Use tax due on the purchase of tangible personal property for use, storage or other consumption in this state, the rate of tax used must be the sum of the rates of all taxes imposed upon the use, storage or other consumption of property in:

(1) The county determined pursuant to the provisions of NRS 360B.350 to 360B.375, inclusive; or

(2) If those provisions do not apply to the purchase, the county in which the property is first used, stored or consumed.

2. In determining the amount of taxes due pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) The amount due must be computed to the third decimal place and rounded to a whole cent using a method that rounds up to the next cent if the numeral in the third decimal place is greater than 4.

(b) A retailer may compute the amount due on a transaction on the basis of each item involved in the transaction or a single invoice for the entire transaction.

3. On or before January 1 of each year, the Department shall transmit to each retailer to whom a permit has been issued a notice which contains the provisions of subsections 1 and 2 and NRS 372.365.

Last modified: February 27, 2006