Re: Sales Tax</h1> <article> <h1>Re: Sales Tax</h1> <p>Mike Hanna — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:15:06 GMT</p> <p>Has anyone heard about the new bill that's being reviewed regarding online sales tax? How do you think it will affect onine businesses?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div> </article> <article> <h1>Sales Tax</h1> <p>Nashib Umer — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:50:56 GMT</p> <p>Sales tax is imposed on all retail sales, leases and rentals of most goods, as well as taxable services. In other words a sales tax is a tax on the end-purchase of a good, so it normally does not apply if a sale is for re-sale or for subsequent processing. Sales tax normally a certain percentage that is added onto the price of a good or service that is purchased.</p> <p>Your sales tax responsibilities as a new business owner, whether you start a business or buy an existing business, will vary depending on the type of organization or entity you operate. Besides state level, estimation of sales tax is also done on municipal or county levels. Payment of state sales tax depends on your sales and your state's regulations.</p> <p>Normally it is the consumers who are burdened with sales tax. The re-sellers on the other hand, are exempted from sales tax, provided they do not use the goods on which sales tax is levied.</p> <p><strong><span class="subheading3">What is sales tax id number?</span></strong><span class="subheading3"><a name="what-is-stid"></a> </span></p> <p><span class="subheading3">Sales tax id number or sales tax exemption certificate is a legal document issued by the state. This certificate of authority gives your business the authority to collect the required sales and use taxes, and to issue appropriate sales tax exemption documents, including resale certificates used for purchasing inventory. </span></p> <p><span><span class="subheading3"><strong>When should I get sales tax registration?</strong></span></span></p> <p><span><span><a name="when-get-stvid"></a><strong> </strong>If your business is required to be registered as a sales tax vendor, you must obtain a sales tax permit (also known as sales tax vendor id number, reseller tax id) from the Tax Department. If you make taxable sales before you receive the sales tax exemption certificate, your business may be subject to substantial penalties. <br /> </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Other names : Sales tax id number also known as</p> <ul> <li>Reseller permit</li> <li>Sales tax vendor id number</li> <li>Sales tax registration</li> <li>Reseller tax id</li> <li>Sales tax permit</li> <li>Reseller certificate and</li> <li>Sales tax exemption certificate</li> <li>Certificate of authority</li> <li>Sales tax ID number</li> <li>State tax ID number</li> </ul><div style="clear:both;"></div> </article> </main></body></html>