Georgia sales tax on machinery

Georgia sales tax on machinery
Manufacturing machinery and equipment that is integral and necessary to the manufacturing process and used in a manufacturing facility located in this state is exempt from sales tax.   Qualifying machinery or equipment must be purchased for a new manufacturing facility, as replacement machinery in an existing manufacturing facility, or for the upgrade or expansion of an existing manufacturing facility.
The sale or use of repair or replacement parts, machinery clothing, molds, dies, waxes or tooling for machinery which is necessary and integral to the manufacture of tangible personal property in a presently existing manufacturing plant is exempt from taxation.
Materials used for further processing, manufacture, or conversion into components of a finished product; materials coated upon or impregnated into a product being manufactured for sale; and non-reusable materials used to package products for sale or shipment may be purchased tax-free.
The sale, use, storage, or consumption of energy which is necessary and integral to the manufacture of tangible personal property at a manufacturing plant in this state shall be exempt from all sales and use taxation except for the sales and use tax for educational purposes.  This includes energy used directly or indirectly in a manufacturing facility.  The exemption will be implemented over four years, with 25% phased-in each year beginning on January 1, 2013, and reaching 100% on January 1, 2016.
Machinery and Equipment used to handle, move, or store tangible personal property in a new or expanded distribution or warehouse facility where the total purchase or expansion is valued at $5 million or more is exempt. The distribution or warehouse facility may not have retail sales equal to or greater than 15 percent of the facility’s total revenues.
Georgia sales tax on machinery