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B-130520 1 (1970-11-30)

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   'kv            COM~ROLLER ENERAL OF T HE UNITED STATES
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 B-13052D                                   NOV 3 0 1970








      Porther refferene Is sade to your letter of Saptember It 1970, r*-
 prdbag the claim of Mr. frecy L. ftlish t relaburaet wader the
 Civilian Reath ant Modica Prom of the Unitao~d Srvies (awipUS)
 ot emowats paid by his to a doctor for wia veu'icts rendered bis uam
 Which represent %axes (eWv Nexioo Gmos Reeetpt Tax). Pqmaot of the
 iwnts so billed was denied iW &rgc1. Servossh I=c.* the New Nelte*
 fiscal admlistrator for the CUMi proema.

      Owr Office hald in 11-167150, Nover 39 109a that Siam the leg9al
 Ifeidence of the V Meieo Orass. Receipts Tax 04eV Mexico statutesor
-1.953o Mn~ttet vecties. 72-26A-2 to 72-16A-19) Is M1.icitly Saposd
qm the vendr w peraf supplyixg-tbe my aies, the fthited States to
00t taate hfro 41h tax# Unless specifically empted by tate law or
regulation. MAUe Now Neaio, law exeWpts sales of tangble personal
property to the Ihited tates from sueb tax, the erM pion ftes nt apply
to Sermices fihaiae the United! taten. Thus, even if the sorvices
Involved here be emee as furnished to the United tates, such
services vou)A nt be nwt fron the low IlXwee aross Reeeipts Tax.

      the underlyimg eautraot betveen 8 vical Services Ihe., sad Oi~wjs
 Providea for reisburafeuiut of reasonable aharges for authiorized services.
 Ira if the tax In qiution is separtely stated on the doctor 's bill,
 it SMi, Ini wU' 11s P  rely be i*evd as a portion of the fee cbarged
 by the doctor. AeowdlA3Y, we v=14l bave no obJection to Mr. Mmilith's
 clam beib* paid by CUMFu.

      We are torvarding a COWr of Mr. btl~ft's letter ad snalosme along
 with a copy of thisa letter to the Asaistat Secretary of Defense (1ealth
 and ~a  ommt). We bar. bean lmaray     tiged by a mater of the
 Assistant Secretarys staff that UpM receipt theref, instructions wil
 be Issued by fte Nepartment of Detente to the *ppropriate AzW install&-
 tion to reiabvse Mr. 204ish the part.ion of his vedical bill repregentift
 the New Mexico Gruss Receipts taxt it otherwise Proper.

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