Seller’s permits, resale certificates, exemption certificates and wholesale licenses: what each document does, who needs one, and how they differ from a business license or an EIN.
Usually, you should not assume that filing a sales tax permit application gives you permission to begin making taxable sales. There is no nationwide rule allowing a business to operate while a state or local registration is pending. The answer depends on…
A temporary sales tax permit is a state-issued registration used in some jurisdictions by sellers operating for a limited time, often at a specific event or temporary location. It can authorize the seller to conduct taxable sales and handle sales tax during…
Freelancers may need a sales tax permit, but being a freelancer does not create the requirement by itself. The answer depends on what you sell, whether that product or service is taxable in the customer’s jurisdiction, and whether your business has enough…
Photographers may need a sales tax permit, but there is no single nationwide answer. The result depends on the laws of each state—and sometimes local jurisdiction—where the business has sales-tax responsibilities, as well as how that jurisdiction treats the photographer’s specific products…
Contractors sometimes need a sales tax permit, but being a contractor does not automatically produce the same answer in every state. The result generally depends on what the contractor provides, how the state treats materials incorporated into real property, whether the contractor…
Food trucks often need a sales tax permit when they sell taxable food or beverages, but there is no single nationwide permit rule. Registration is handled at the state level, and the answer depends on where the truck operates, what it sells,…
You may need a sales tax permit to sell at a farmers market if you sell taxable products or services. The answer depends on where the market is located, what you sell, and that jurisdiction’s rules. There is no nationwide farmers-market exemption,…
There is no single nationwide price for a sales tax permit. Sales taxes are imposed at the state and local levels, so registration costs and related requirements depend on the jurisdiction. A state may issue the permit without a fee, but that…
No. A seller’s permit and a resale certificate usually serve different purposes. A seller’s permit is generally associated with a business’s state sales-tax registration and authority or obligation to conduct taxable sales under that state’s rules. A resale certificate is transaction-facing documentation…
A seller’s permit is a common name for a state sales tax registration that authorizes a business to conduct covered sales and handle sales tax under that state’s rules. Not every state uses the phrase “seller’s permit.” The same basic type of…