In Re Tax Appeal of Collingwood Grain, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is an appeal by the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDR) from a final order of the Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA) which held that the sale of electricity consumed in grain elevator operations, such as for aeration, blending, cleaning, and drying of grain, is exempt from sales tax pursuant to K.S.A. 79-3602(m)(B) and K.S.A. 79-3606(n).

Collingwood Grain, Inc., Garvey Elevators, Inc., and Cairo Cooperative Equity Exchange (taxpayers) are grain elevators. In 1989, taxpayers each submitted claims seeking sales tax exemption on future utility…