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FAR Clause

52.229-1

State and Local Taxes.
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Effective Date
APR 1984
Active Deviations
Versions
1 (since 2017-01-01)
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52.229-1 State and Local Taxes.

As prescribed in 29.401-1, insert the following clause:

State and Local Taxes (APR 1984)

Notwithstanding the terms of the Federal, State, and Local Taxes clause, the contract price excludes all State and local taxes levied on or measured by the contract or sales price of the services or completed supplies furnished under this contract. The Contractor shall state separately on its invoices taxes excluded from the contract price, and the Government agrees either to pay the amount of the taxes to the Contractor or provide evidence necessary to sustain an exemption.

(End of clause)

[48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 68 FR 28086, May 22, 2003]
29.401-1
Insert the clause at 52.229-1, State and Local Taxes, in solicitations and contracts for leased equipment when-

(a) A fixed-price indefinite-delivery contract is contemplated;

(b) The contract will be performed wholly or partly in the United States or its outlying areas; and

(c) The place or places of delivery are not known at the time of contracting.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC. Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.

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FAR FAR Prescription 29.401-1
Insert the clause at 52.229-1, State and Local Taxes, in solicitations and contracts for leased equipment when-

(a) A fixed-price indefinite-delivery contract is contemplated;

(b) The contract will be performed wholly or partly in the United States or its outlying areas; and

(c) The place or places of delivery are not known at the time of contracting.

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52.229-1 State and Local Taxes.
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
15 removed
[48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 68 FR 28086, May 22, 2003]

Prescription

Substantive changes. The RFO prescription differs materially from the eCFR prescription.
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
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52.229-1 State and Local Taxes.: Prescription
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
71 added, 15 removed
(b)
Insert the clause at 52.229-1, State and Local Taxes, in solicitations and contracts for leased equipment when-
(b)
(b) According to clause 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements, contractors subject to the section 5000C tax will complete IRS Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign Contracting Party Receiving Federal Procurement Payments, and submit this form with each voucher or invoice. If a completed IRS Form W-14 is not submitted with a payment request, the default withholding percentage is 2 percent for that payment request. Information about IRS Form W-14 is available at www.irs.gov/w14.
7 removed
(a)
(a) A fixed-price indefinite-delivery contract is contemplated;
(a)
18 removed
(b)
(b) The contract will be performed wholly or partly in the United States or its outlying areas; and
(b)
15 removed
(c)
(c) The place or places of delivery are not known at the time of contracting.
(c)

Source: acquisition.gov RFO Part 52 · Prescribing Part 29

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