November 2022

501(c)(3) Nonprofits and Sales Tax: What to Know

501(c)(3) Nonprofits and Sales Tax: What to Know 501(c)(3) nonprofits (NPOs) are tax-exempt charitable organizations that promote a social cause or provide a public benefit. Examples of nonprofits can include everything from churches to art museums to political organizations.  What Is a Nonprofit? The IRS defines NPOs as organizations that are “operated exclusively for religious,

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How to Get a Massachusetts Resale Certificate

How to Get a Massachusetts Resale Certificate

How To Get Aresale certificate in massachusetts. When purchasing goods from a business in the state of Massachusetts, the buyer customarily has to pay a sales tax as part of the total purchase price. There are exceptions to this, however. If a business buys goods from another business on a wholesale basis, the transaction will

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Out-of-State Resale Certificates: Who Doesn’t Accept Them?

Out-of-State Resale Certificates: Who Doesn’t Accept Them? Buying items in bulk for resale is expensive enough without paying sales tax on the purchase. That’s why a resale certificate is commonly used in these transactions—it gives businesses the right to make these kinds of purchases without being required to pay sales tax. But differing state laws

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