<html> <head> <title>Rule 64:06:02:81.01 Taxability of nonresident attorney services used in South Dakota.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 64:06:02:81.01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 64:06:02:81.01 Taxability of nonresident attorney services used in South Dakota."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>64:06:02:81.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Taxability of nonresident attorney services used in South Dakota.</b> Any person using services in South Dakota that are provided by a nonresident attorney is liable for use tax on the cost of the services if sales tax is not paid.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 16 SDR 76, effective November 1, 1989; 21 SDR 219, effective July 1, 1995; 24 SDR 180, effective July 1, 1998; 31 SDR 214, effective July 6, 2005; 41 SDR 173, effective May 14, 2015.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=10-45-47.1">10-45-47.1(3)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=10-46-35.1">10-46-35.1(3).</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=10-45-4">10-45-4</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=10-45-4.1">10-45-4.1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=10-45-5.2">10-45-5.2</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=10-45-108">10-45-108</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=10-46-2.1">10-46-2.1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=10-46-18.1">10-46-18.1.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Examples:</b></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Carl Client hires Linda Lawyer, an Iowa attorney, to represent Carl in a South Dakota lawsuit. Linda does not have a license to practice law in South Dakota but, pursuant to SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=16-18-2">16-18-2</A>, is admitted to represent Carl in Carl's lawsuit. Linda must obtain a South Dakota sales tax permit. Linda does not pay sales tax on gross receipts from the services provided by Linda to Carl because Linda's office is in Iowa. Carl will owe use tax because the service is used for a lawsuit in South Dakota.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Ivana Inventor, a South Dakota resident, hires Adam Attorney, a Minnesota attorney, to obtain a patent for Ivana. Adam is not licensed to practice law in South Dakota and is not required to comply with SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=16-18-2">16-18-2.</A> Adam's legal services to obtain the patent are used by Ivana in South Dakota and Ivana is liable for use tax.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>