Definitions; “Retailer”; “Retail sales.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-7
in effect“Retailer” shall apply to a person making retail sales through vending machines, by maintaining a store, or operating as a transient vendor, or renting or leasing tangible personal property.
“Retail sales” shall mean and include all sales of tangible personal property except those defined herein as wholesale and those made to a wholesaler, jobber, manufacturer or custom processor for resale or for further processing.
“Retail sale” shall include the value of any tangible personal property manufactured or purchased at wholesale which is withdrawn from the business or stock in trade and is used or consumed within this state in the business or by the owner or by any other person, whether or not in the regular course of business or trade.
“Retail sale” shall also include a sale invoiced to a retailer but delivered to another person who pays for the merchandise upon taking possession.
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