Supreme Court of Missouri

Business Aviation, LLC and Vaughn C. Zimmerman, Appellants v. Director of Revenue, Respondent.

July 16, 2019579 S.W.3d 212

Summary

The Supreme Court of Missouri held that Business Aviation's lease of an aircraft to a common carrier transferred the right to use the aircraft for valuable consideration, satisfying the statutory definition of a sale and qualifying for the resale use‑tax exemption. Accordingly, the Administrative Hearing Commission's decision imposing use tax was reversed and the case remanded.