Tax 11.71(3)(f)3.3. Imprinting characters on a document to be used as the input medium in an optical character recognition system, whether paper tape or other media are used in the operation. Tax 11.71 NoteNote: The interpretations in s. Tax 11.71 are effective under the general sales and use tax law on and after September 1, 1969, except that (a) Computer and data processing services were taxable under s. 77.52 (2) (a) 13., Stats., Laws of 1977, from August 1, 1977, through June 30, 1978; (b) The definition of prewritten computer software became effective March 6, 2009, pursuant to 2009 Wis. Act 2; (c) The definitions of computer, computer software, computer software maintenance contract and load and leave became effective October 1, 2009, pursuant to 2009 Wis. Act 2; and (d) The change of the term “gross receipts” to “sales price” and the separate impositions of tax on coins and stamps sold above face value under s. 77.52 (1) (b), Stats., certain leased property affixed to real property under s. 77.52 (1) (c), Stats., and digital goods under s. 77.52 (1) (d), Stats., became effective October 1, 2009, pursuant to 2009 Wis. Act 2. Tax 11.71 NoteNote: In Janesville Data Center, Inc. v. Department of Revenue (1978), 84 Wis. 2d 341, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the transfer of customer data onto tangible personal property and the verification of customer data is not subject to the sales and use tax as a transfer of tangible personal property or a taxable service. Tax 11.71 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, February, 1986, No. 362, eff. 3-1-86; am. (1) (e) 6., (2) (a) (intro.), 1. and (b) (intro.), Register, April, 1993, No. 448, eff. 5-1-93; EmR0924: emerg. am. (1) (b), (2) (intro.), (a) (intro.), 1., (b) to (d), (3) (intro.), (b) to (e) (intro.), (f) 1. and 2., r. (1) (c), (g) and (n), renum. (1) (d), (h) to (j) and (o) to (q) to be (1) (c), (g) to (i) and (n) to (p) and am. (1) (g), (h) and (p), cr. (1) (d), (em), (j) and (2) (bm), r. and recr. (1) (e) and (k), eff. 10-1-09; CR 09-090: am. (1) (b), (2) (intro.), (a) (intro.), 1., (b) to (d), (3) (intro.), (b) to (e) (intro.), (f) 1. and 2., r. (1) (c), (g) and (n), renum. (1) (d), (h) to (j) and (o) to (q) to be (1) (c), (g) to (i) and (n) to (p) and am. (1) (g), (h) and (p), cr. (1) (d), (em), (j) and (2) (bm), r. and recr. (1) (e) and (k) Register May 2010 No. 653, eff. 6-1-10, CR 12-014: am. (2) (c) (Example 2) Register August 2012 No. 680, eff. 9-1-12. Tax 11.72Tax 11.72 Laundries, dry cleaners, and linen and clothing suppliers. Tax 11.72(1)(a)(a) The sales price received from selling, performing, or furnishing laundry, dry cleaning, pressing, and dyeing services is taxable, except as provided in par. (b). Tax 11.72(1)(b)(b) The sales price from selling, performing, or furnishing laundry, dry cleaning, pressing, and dyeing services is exempt from tax when: Tax 11.72(1)(b)1.1. The services are performed on raw materials or goods in process destined for sale. Tax 11.72(1)(b)2.2. The services are performed by the customer through the use of self-service machines. Tax 11.72(1)(b)3.3. The services are performed on cloth diapers by a diaper service. “Cloth diaper” means a cloth diaper used for sanitary purposes. “Diaper service” means a business primarily engaged in the lease or rental, delivery or laundering of cloth diapers. Tax 11.72(2)(2) Linen and clothing suppliers. The sales price received by lessors from leasing, licensing, or renting clothing, including uniforms, towels, linens, or similar items, including cloth diapers, to commercial establishments or household users under agreements which provide for furnishing items and cleaning the items when they become soiled is subject to the tax. However, the items furnished to customers under these agreements may be purchased by the lessor without paying sales or use tax and the charge for cleaning cloth diapers by a diaper service is not subject to tax. Tax 11.72(3)(a)(a) Laundries, dry cleaners, and linen or clothing suppliers are the consumers of and shall pay tax on their purchases of all items transferred to customers incidentally in providing laundry and dry cleaning services, including solvents, soaps, detergents, spotting compounds, water repellents, disinfectants, fabric softeners, starch, dyes, mat compounds, fire repellent compounds, and marking tags they use for identification purposes. They also shall pay tax on their purchases of items transferred to customers with clean linen or clothes, such as hangers, handkerchiefs, bags, boxes, shirt boards, shoulder guards, twisters, and pins. The tax applies to the sales price on the sale of these items to laundries, dry cleaners, and linen and clothing suppliers. Tax 11.72(3)(b)(b) The tax applies to the sales price from sales, licenses, leases, or rentals of machinery and equipment to persons engaged in performing or furnishing laundry, dry cleaning, pressing, and dyeing services, and to persons leasing, licensing, or renting linens, towels, and clothing to industrial, commercial, or household users. Tax 11.72 NoteNote: The interpretations in s. Tax 11.72 are effective under the general sales and use tax law on and after September 1, 1969, except: (a) Laundries and dry cleaners became the consumers of, and pay tax on the purchases of, items transferred to customers effective September 1, 1983, pursuant to 1983 Wis. Act 27; (b) The exemption for diaper services and cloth diapers became effective July 1, 1990, pursuant to 1989 Wis. Act 335; (c) The repeal of the exemption for cloth diapers became effective October 1, 2009, pursuant to 2009 Wis. Act 2; (d) The change of the term “gross receipts” to “sales price” became effective October 1, 2009, pursuant to 2009 Wis. Act 2; and (e) The exemption for coin-operated, self-service laundry machines was expanded to include all self-service machines effective October 1, 2013, pursuant to 2013 Wis. Act 20. Tax 11.72 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, December, 1979, No. 288, eff. 1-1-80; am. (3) (a) and r. (3) (c), Register, September, 1984, No. 345, eff. 10-1-84; am. (2) and (3) (a), cr. (1) (b), renum. (1) to be (1) (a) and am., Register, June, 1991, No. 426, eff. 7-1-91; EmR0924: emerg. am. (1) (a), (b) (intro.), (2) and (3), eff. 10-1-09; CR 09-090: am. (1) (a), (b) (intro.), (2) and (3) Register May 2010 No. 653, eff. 6-1-10; CR 19-112: am. (1) (b) 2. Register June 2020 No. 774, eff. 7-1-20. subch. IX of ch. Tax 11Subchapter IX — Types of Tangible Personal Property and Items, Property, and Goods Under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), Stats. Tax 11.78Tax 11.78 Stamps, coins, and bullion. Tax 11.78(1)(1) Taxable sales. Retail sales of the following tangible personal property and items, property, and goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), and (d), Stats., are subject to the sales and use tax: Tax 11.78(1)(b)(b) Uncancelled United States postage stamps when sold or traded as collectors’ items above their face value. Tax 11.78(1)(d)(d) Postage charges which are billed by the seller of the tangible personal property or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), Stats., to the purchaser in connection with the sale and delivery of tangible personal property or items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), Stats., if the sale of the property, item, or good is subject to the tax. Tax 11.78(1)(e)(e) Foreign coins and paper currency when sold or traded as collectors’ items. Tax 11.78(1)(f)(f) United States coins and paper currency when sold or traded as collectors’ items above their face value.