Since the utility company has no stake in the exemption, they do not provide manpower to perform the study. It is up to the taxpayer to determine the annual usage of every piece of equipment that uses that particular utility, be it electricity, natural gas, or water. The study involves many interpretations of the tax…

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There are many areas in the engineering study in which the State can and will argue that certain utility usage is not production and therefore does not qualify for exemption. For example: Electric used for a lift truck that performs work outside the production process, e.g. loading, unloading trucks or warehouse storage; and also moving…

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