Sec. 14-465.1. Retail sales—Repair services.
a. Fair market value of parts and labor charges. The Tax Collector may examine the reporting of all transactions covered by this section to determine if an "arms-length" price is charged for the parts and materials. The applicable tax may not be avoided by pricing a part, which ordinarily sells to the customer at ten dollars, at five dollars, and including the difference as "service" or "labor." In the absence of satisfactory evidence supplied by the taxpayer as to industry or business practice, the Tax Collector may use the cost of the part or materials to the taxpayer marked up by a reasonable profit, to estimate the gross income subject to tax.
b. Notwithstanding Section 14-362(e),
1. In the case where the taxpayer does not normally and regularly sell items of tangible personal property apart from a repair transaction, the taxpayer may determine the sale price of the tangible personal property transferred by means of a "computed charge." The computed charge shall be the sum of the cost of the item of tangible personal property transferred, plus a "reasonable markup." The "reasonable markup" shall be that amount needed to achieve a representative retail price for which such items of tangible personal property are normally sold at retail by comparable businesses within the State (not under circumstances involving the combination of such sale with the providing of repair services). The taxpayer shall have the initial responsibility of determining such reasonable markup, and providing to the Tax Collector, if requested, the basis for his determination.
2. In the event that there is a disagreement between the Tax Collector and the taxpayer as to the proper determination of the "computed charges," the burden shall be upon the taxpayer to satisfy the Tax Collector, the hearing officer in the event of a hearing, or the court in any subsequent court action involving an assessment, of the validity of the taxpayer’s method of determination of such "computed charges." The determination by the Tax Collector as to the proper "computed charge" shall be considered valid, and shall be sustained unless it is proven by the taxpayer that such determination is arbitrary and unreasonable. (Ord. No. G-3192, §§ 7, 8)