THOMAS STEEL STRIP CORP. v. LIMBACH

No. 90-1773.

61 Ohio St.3d 340 (1991)

THOMAS STEEL STRIP CORPORATION, APPELLEE, v. LIMBACH, TAX COMMR., APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cohen & Grigsby, P.C., Henry C. Cohen and Christopher J. Rayl, for appellee.

Lee I. Fisher, Attorney General, and James C. Sauer, for appellant.


Per Curiam.

The consumer pays the sales tax to the vendor. R.C. 5739.03. Under R.C. 5739.01(B)(5), the consumer in a construction contract is the construction contractor, because a construction contract is not a sale of tangible personal property to the owner of the real property. The contractor must pay the tax on his purchase of the materials.

The commissioner argues that the property installed here...

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