§ 11-2203 Exemptions.
AC § 11-2203
The tax imposed by this chapter shall not be imposed upon: (1) owners of motor vehicles, the registration fees for which are or may be prescribed, governed or established by subdivisions seven (except for leased or rented passenger vehicles), eight, twelve, thirteen, sixteen of section four hundred one, articles fifteen and sixteen, or section four hundred twenty of the vehicle and traffic law; (2) any owner to whom the provisions of the vehicle and traffic law relative to registration and equipment of motor vehicles are made inapplicable by the provisions of article three of title two of such law, for the period of such inapplicability; (3) the state of New York, or any of its agencies, instrumentalities, public corporations (including a public corporation created pursuant to agreement or compact with another state or the Dominion of Canada) or political subdivision; (4) the United States of America, and any of its agencies and instrumentalities insofar as it is immune from taxation; (5) the United Nations or other international organizations of which the United States of America is a member; (6) any corporation, or association, or trust, or community chest, fund or foundation, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, and no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual and no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation; provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall include an organization operated for the primary purpose of carrying on a trade or business for profit, whether or not all of its profits are payable to one or more organizations described in this subdivision.
