Case No. MUL-153

Date issued: May. 14 2010

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TURBOFAC Commentary (604 words)

Notes:

1) The Gideons International (“Gideons”) is an international organization that is primarily engaged in the distribution of Bibles to hotels, schools, prisons, hospitals, and other locations on a worldwide basis. As described in the guidance letter, Gideons engages in transactions to “in support of production and distribution of Bibles and New Testaments.” With respect to production, Gideons appears to not actually own printing presses; instead, it contracts with third parties for the production of Bibles, and pays for such goods (in addition to shipping costs). Evidently the way Gideons makes these payments is by paying or reimbursing the individual members of the Gideons International organization “by wire transfer or check placed in the account of the recipient.” The guidance letter states that Gideons must “pay import taxes and transshipping costs when publications are shipped to various countries,” but also refers to “in-country printing services and shipping...