Rituximab (Rituxan and MabThera) is a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis that has not improved with other types of medications, as well as certain forms of vasculitis. It works by turning off a part of the immune system that is not working properly in autoimmune diseases.
For the purpose of this sales tax exemption, âdirectlyâ means having an immediate effect on an item or in an activity, without an intervening, ancillary or prior effect.
Nonprofit organizations are exempt from paying sales tax on items they buy and, in some cases, from collecting tax on items they sell. The exemption for nonprofit purchases applies to items purchased exclusively for the purposes for which the nonprofit organization was established (CGS  12-412 (8)).