Business Aviation, LLC v. Director of Revenue

The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Administrative Hearing Commission (AHC) assessing use tax, additions to tax, and interest against Appellants, Business Aviation LLC and its members, as a result of Business Aviation's purchase of an aircraft, holding that Appellants qualified for the resale use tax exemption pursuant to the interplay of Mo. Rev. Stat. 144.018.1(4), 144.615(3), and 144.030.2(20).The aircraft at issue was purchased in Kansas and then leased by Business Aviation to Burgess Aircraft Management LLC, a common carrier in Missouri. The AHC determined that Appellants owed the use tax because, although it found that the right to use the aircraft was transferred to Burgess, the right was not fully transferred for valuable consideration. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that because Business Aviation transferred the right to use the aircraft to a common carrier for valuable consideration paid or to be paid, the lease agreement constituted a sale pursuant to both the use and sales tax definitions. View "Business Aviation, LLC v. Director of Revenue" on Justia Law