[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 26, Volume 15] [Revised as of April 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 26CFR48.4218-3] [Page 174] TITLE 26--INTERNAL REVENUE CHAPTER I--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (Continued) PART 48--MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS EXCISE TAXES--Table of Contents Subpart M--Special Provisions Applicable to Manufacturers Taxes Sec. 48.4218-3 Events subsequent to taxable use of article. Liability for tax incurred on the use of an article is not extinguished or reduced because of any subsequent sale or lease of the article even if such sale or lease would have been exempt if the article had been so sold or leased prior to use. If a manufacturer, producer, or importer of an article incurs liability for tax on his use thereof, and thereafter sells or leases the article in a transaction which otherwise would be subject to tax, liability for tax is not incurred on such sale or lease. [T.D. 6687, 28 FR 11781, Nov. 5, 1963]