10-45-1.12. Bundled transaction--Exclusions. For the purposes of this chapter, the term, bundled transaction, does not include:

(1) A transaction that includes the retail sale of real property or services to real property;

(2) A transaction that includes the retail sale of any products in which the gross receipts varies, or is negotiable, based on the selection by the purchaser of the products included in the transaction;

(3) A transaction that includes the retail sale of tangible personal property and a service where the tangible personal property is essential to the use of the service, and is provided exclusively in connection with the service, and the true object of the transaction is the service;

(4) A transaction that includes the retail sale of any product transferred electronically and a service where the product transferred electronically is essential to the use of the service, and is provided exclusively in connection with the service, and the true object of the transaction is the service;

(5) A transaction that includes the retail sale of services where one service is provided that is essential to the use or receipt of a second service and the first service is provided exclusively in connection with the second service and the true object of the transaction is the second service;

(6) A transaction that includes the retail sale of taxable products and nontaxable products and the purchase price or gross receipts of the taxable products is de minimis; or

(7) A transaction that includes the retail sale of exempt tangible personal property and taxable tangible personal property where:

(a) The transaction includes food and food ingredients, drugs, durable medical equipment, mobility enhancing equipment, or prosthetic devices all as defined in chapter 10-45, or over-the-counter drugs or medical supplies; and

(b) The retailer's purchase price or gross receipts of the taxable tangible personal property is fifty percent or less of the total purchase price or gross receipts of the bundled tangible personal property. No retailer may use a combination of the purchase price and gross receipts of the tangible personal property when making the fifty percent determination for a transaction.Source: SL 2007, ch 58, § 5; SL 2008, ch 51, § 7.