Section 6362.7 Of Article 1. General Exemptions From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
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. (a) There are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part,
the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other
consumption in this state, of tangible personal property which
becomes an ingredient or component part of any newspaper or
periodical that is distributed without charge and regularly issued at
average intervals not exceeding three months, and any such newspaper
or periodical.
(b) There are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part, the
gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other
consumption in this state, of tangible personal property which
becomes an ingredient or a component part of any periodical regularly
issued at average intervals not exceeding three months, and any such
periodical, that is sold by subscription and delivered by mail or
common carrier.
(c) For purposes of this section, "periodical" means any
publication that appears at stated intervals at least four times per
year, but not more than 60 times per year, each issue of which
contains news or information of general interest to the public, or to
some particular organization or group of persons. Each issue must
bear a relationship to prior or subsequent issues with respect to
continuity of literary character or similarity of subject matter, and
there must be some connection between the different issues of the
series in the nature of the articles appearing in them. Each issue
must be sufficiently similar in style and format to make it evident
that it is one of a series. The term does not include printed sales
messages, shopping guides, or other publications of which the
advertising portion, including product publicity, exceeds 90 percent
of the printed area of the entire issue in more than one-half of the
issues during any 12-month period.