How to Make Tax-Exempt Purchases in Retail and Online Stores

Hi there! If you are selling online then you’ve probably heard about the possibility to avoid paying sales tax on purchases. This is true as long as you are buying things that you will resell later. This has been implemented by states to avoid so-called “double taxation”.

Different states has different sales tax and some don’t charge sales tax at all. To get more information regarding this, I recommend you checking in with your Department of State and with CPA.

Different stores have different procedures for selling their items without collecting sales tax and/or refunding it. It takes time to figure it all out and to comply. That’s why I’ve created this table below to help you with this task.

Note that many stores are presented here twice – one for their brick-and-mortar location and second is for their online store.  This is because very often the procedures are different.

Please also note that every time you are attempting to make a purchase without paying the sales tax (or to obtain tax-exempt card), you will have to present your reseller / tax exempt certificate. Please refer to your Department of Revenue for additional info.
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