Connecticut State Department of Revenue Services

HOLIDAY: The Department of Revenue Services will be closed on Thursday, June 19th, a state holiday.

WEBINAR: DRS will be holding a webinar on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.  This session will provide an overview of the sales and use tax requirements pertaining to Sales and Use Taxes: Selling at Antique Shows, Craft Shows, Fairs, Farmer’s Markets, or Flea Markets. Select here to register.

This information is not current and is being provided for reference purposes only

Ruling 89-29

Motor Vehicle Repairs

This Ruling has been superseded in part by Ruling 90-60; obsoleted by AN 2000(8)

Please be advised that the service of painting business vehicles, including vehicles leased to a business by a motor vehicle leasing company, is subject to sales and use taxes. Also, painting services cannot be purchased for resale by a motor vehicle leasing company, because these services are consumed by the leasing company.

LEGAL DIVISION

July 17, 1989