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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).


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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


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Arizona


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Arkansas


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California


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Colorado

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Connecticut


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District of Columbia


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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


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Idaho


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Illinois

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Indiana

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Iowa


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Kansas

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Kentucky


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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


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Maryland

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

Massachusetts

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Michigan


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Minnesota


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Mississippi


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Missouri


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Nebraska


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Nevada


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New Jersey

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

New Mexico


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New York


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North Carolina


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North Dakota


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Ohio


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Oklahoma

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Pennsylvania


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Rhode Island


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South Carolina


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South Dakota


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Tennessee

Automatically generated; just need to download:

Texas


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Utah


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Vermont


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Virginia

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Washington


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West Virginia


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Wisconsin

No application; simply complete and provide to your suppliers:

Wyoming


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