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How to acquire state wholesale licenses or reseller certificates

Businesses can register as a wholesaler/reseller so their purchases are exempt from sales tax. When they then sell their products, they collect sales tax from their customers (the end users).


The links below can be used to register your business as a wholesaler or reseller in the states where you do business.

State

Website

Alabama

If you have a sales tax permit, you do not need a resale certificate; you just share the permit with your supplier(s).

If you do not have a sales tax permit, there is no application, but you must mail a form to the appropriate address listed in the instructions:

Alaska


Arizona


Arkansas


California


Colorado

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Connecticut


District of Columbia


Florida

If you have a sales tax permit, you automatically receive a resale certificate to share with relevant suppliers. Please send a request to [email protected] asking for a copy and we can provide it!

Georgia

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Hawaii


Idaho


Illinois

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Indiana

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Iowa


Kansas

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Kentucky


Louisiana

For companies with a Louisiana location, you must have an LaTAP account, through which there is an online application:

For remote sellers, you need to fill out the following form and provide to your suppliers:

Maine


Maryland

Online form (click the 'A resale certificate can be generated here' link):

Massachusetts

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Michigan


Minnesota


Mississippi


Missouri


Nebraska


Nevada


New Jersey

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

New Mexico


New York


North Carolina


North Dakota


Ohio


Oklahoma

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Pennsylvania


Rhode Island


South Carolina


South Dakota


Tennessee

Automatically generated; just need to download:

Texas


Utah


Vermont


Virginia

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Washington


West Virginia


Wisconsin

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Wyoming


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