Sales Tax permits

Check with you state tax assessor collector (comptrollers office) for sales tax permit requirements. All retail businesses, and most service businesses, will need a sales tax permit. Wholesale businesses should have a tax permit as your venders will request it. The permit authorizes you to collect sales tax and remit it to the state. It also allows you to buy merchandise without paying sales tax when you are buying for resale. Your states sales tax office can provide you with the rules for collecting taxes in your state.

A deposit to assure compliance is most often required.

Internet and catalog sales are taxed if the seller has a nexus (agent, or location) in the state were the product will be used. Most states tax based on the ship to address.

Getting a sales tax permit is a simple process.