[Wactclc-alma] Ex Libris licensing subject to sales tax?

[Guidry, Wade]

Just FYI, I’ve reached out to the chair of the Purchasing Affairs Council (PAC), Laura Lowe of Green River, to see if I can get some more authoritative direction on this question.

I’ll let you know what I learn.


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Wade Guidry
Library Consortium Services Manager
Big Bend Community College
wadeg at bigbend.edu<mailto:wadeg at bigbend.edu>

509.760.4474
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Big Bend Community College • 7662 Chanute Street NE • Moses Lake, WA 98837-3299


WACTCLC Alma Instance: Alma NA02<http://status.exlibrisgroup.com/>
WACTCLC Primo Instance: Primo NA08<http://status.exlibrisgroup.com/>

From: Debra Gilchrist [mailto:DGilchrist at pierce.ctc.edu]
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2018 7:05 PM
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Subject: Re: Ex Libris licensing subject to sales tax?

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​I believe Mindy is right -- but past invoices should tell us.    There is some cob-webby recolletion I have that where the software resides might also dictate sales tax.   We pay tax on clients but not on the software that is on their server.   -d

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From: Mindy Coslor <Mindy.Coslor at skagit.edu<mailto:Mindy.Coslor at skagit.edu>>
Sent: Friday, November 9, 2018 3:55 PM
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Cc: Debra Gilchrist; Vivienne McClendon
Subject: RE: Ex Libris licensing subject to sales tax?

Thanks Wade.

I emailed Tim earlier about this question.  In my mind, Ex Libris is not tax exempt because they do not provide content.  Our database vendors provide the digital content, OCLC provides the bib records, and our HP systems provide the content for our patron records.  That is my reasoning, but I emailed Tim for his take on this.

Mindy

Mindy McCormick Coslor, PhD
Director of Library Services
Skagit Valley College
2405 E College Way
Mount Vernon, WA  98273

360.416.7761

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Subject: RE: Ex Libris licensing subject to sales tax?

Resending this message to the current govcomm list.

Apologies to Deb, Mindy, Vivienne, since I sent the message to the original govcomm circulation list. But feel free to respond if you feel like you know the definitive answer ☺


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Subject: Ex Libris licensing subject to sales tax?

Just FYI, Ex Libris has been contacting those schools with direct contacts for Primo, regarding tax exempt status.

Institutions are now contacting me regarding whether their Primo contracts are tax exempt.

From my reading of the SBCTC Fiscal Policies, I would say that the Ex Libris contracts are not tax exempt.

But I am not an authority on this question.

Do you all have any thoughts?

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Wade Guidry
Library Consortium Services Manager, WACTCLC
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