Sales tax id number or sales tax exemption certificate is a legal document issued by the state. This certificate of authority gives your business the authority to collect the required sales and use taxes, and to issue appropriate sales tax exemption documents, including resale certificates used for purchasing inventory.
Other names : Sales tax id number also known as
* Reseller permit
* Sales tax vendor id number
* Sales tax registration
* Reseller tax id
* Sales tax permit
* Reseller certificate and
* Sales tax exemption certificate
* Certificate of authority
* Sales tax ID number
* State tax ID number
Taxable and Non-Taxable Items:
Retail sales of tangible personal property includes, but not limited to:
* furniture, appliances, and lighting fixtures;
* machinery and equipment, parts, tools, and supplies;
* computers and prewritten (canned/off-the-shelf/standard)
* computer software;
* motor vehicles;
* boats and yachts;
* fuels (e.g., motor fuel, diesel motor fuel, and kero-jet fuel);
* candy and confections;
* bottled water, soda, and beer;
* cigarettes and tobacco products;
* cosmetics and toiletries;
* jewelry;
* artistic items such as sketches, paintings, and photographs;
* animals, trees, shrubs, plants, and seeds;
* coins and other monetary items, when purchased for purposes
* other than for use as a medium of exchange;
* building materials; and
* prepaid telephone calling cards.
Sales of specifically enumerated services include, but not limited to:
* providing certain information services;
* processing, assembling, fabricating, printing or imprinting tangible;
* personal property furnished by a customer who did not purchase the tangible personal property for resale;
* installing, maintaining, servicing, or repairing tangible personal property that is not held for sale by the purchaser of the service in the regular course of business;
* storing tangible personal property that is not being held for sale;
* renting safe deposit boxes, vaults, and similar storage facilities;
* maintaining, servicing, or repairing real property both inside and outside buildings;
* providing parking, garaging, or storing services for motor vehicles;
* interior decorating and designing;
* protective or detective services; and
* entertainment or information services provided by means of telephone or telegraph.
Other Taxable Items include, but not limited to:
* Sales of gas, electricity, refrigeration and steam;
* Sales of gas, electric, refrigeration and steam service;
* Sales of telephony and telegraphy;
* Sales of telephone and telegraph service (including telephone answering services, facsimile transmission services, and cellular telephone services);
* Sales of food and drink for on premises consumption, for example, when sold by restaurants and taverns;
* Sales of food and drink when sold by caterers;
* Sales of heated food and sandwiches;
* Rent for occupancy of hotel or motel rooms (including bed and breakfasts, boarding houses, guest houses, etc);
* Admission charges to places of amusement, other than live dramatic or musical arts performances, motion picture theaters, participatory sporting events, or live circus performances;
* Dues, including initiation fees, paid to social or athletic clubs when the dues are more than $10 per year; and
* Charges of a roof garden, cabaret or other similar place.
* furniture, appliances, and lighting fixtures;
* machinery and equipment, parts, tools, and supplies;
* computers and prewritten (canned/off-the-shelf/standard)
* computer software;
* motor vehicles;
* boats and yachts;
* fuels
* candy and confections;
* bottled water, soda, and beer;
* cigarettes and tobacco products;
* cosmetics and toiletries;
* jewelry;
* artistic items such as sketches, paintings, and photographs;
Exempt States for Sales Tax
Accurate and timely accounting & tax return filing is a necessity for any successful business. We view our relationship with each of our clients as an ongoing partnership and strive to provide you with quality, up-to-date tax return preparation and advice. To apply for sales tax id, register sales tax or sales tax registration please contact infotaxsquare.com Exempt States for sales tax: If you conduct business in the following states then you are exempted to collect sales tax.
* ALASKA
* DELAWARE
* MONTANA
* NEW HAMPSHIRE
* OREGON
Accurate and timely accounting & tax return filing is a necessity for any successful business. We view our relationship with each of our clients as an ongoing partnership and strive to provide you with quality, up-to-date tax return preparation and advice. To apply for sales tax id, register sales tax or sales tax registration please contact infotaxsquare.com.
Caution!
Before making any taxable sales please make sure that you have completed sales tax registration or have obtained and properly displayed one of the following at your location to avoid to be penalized by the authorized agencies.
- Reseller permit
- Sales tax vendor id number
- Sales tax registration
- Reseller tax id
- Sales tax permit
- Reseller certificate and
- Sales tax exemption certificate
- Certificate of authority
- Sales tax ID number
- State tax ID number
Darryl Sturgill
10th Apr 2018
I resell Nike shoes on Ebay. Can I obtain a sales tax exemption? How do I obtain a tax certificate number? Do I receive that when I complete S-211?
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