Sales Tax Permits: All 50 States
By Edmond Hui · Verified September 29, 2026
The short answer. A business must register with a state's tax agency before it makes taxable sales there. 45 states have a sales tax or a similar tax, and each names and issues its own registration; 5 states have no state sales tax and no state sales tax permit. Pick your state below for its name, fee, renewal rule and remote seller threshold.
What We Found Across the States That Tax Sales
- Fee: of the 45 states with a sales tax or similar tax, 23 states publish that the registration is free, 12 states charge a fee, and in 2 states the amount varies with the number of locations or what else you apply for. We have not yet confirmed the answer for 8 states.
- Security: 7 states require security, such as a bond or deposit, from every applicant or from a stated class of applicants, and 27 states may require it at their discretion or in stated cases. We have not yet confirmed the answer for 11 states.
- Renewal: in 23 states the registration does not expire, 10 states require it to be renewed, and in 5 states it depends. We have not yet confirmed the answer for 7 states.
All 50 States: Permit, Fee, Security, Renewal and Threshold
Every answer is read from the state's own statute, rules, forms or guidance. A cell reading “Not confirmed” is a gap in what we have verified so far, never a reported “no.” N/A marks a state with no state sales tax.
| State | What the state calls it | Fee | Security deposit or bond | Expires | Threshold for sellers outside the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama Sales Tax License | Free | Required in stated cases | Renewed every year | $250,000 in sales |
| Alaska | None (no state sales tax) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Arizona | Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) License | $12 per location (see Cost) | May be required | Renewed every year | $100,000 in sales |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Sales/Use Tax Permit | $50 per location | Required in stated cases | Depends (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions |
| California | California Seller's Permit | Free | May be required | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $500,000 in sales |
| Colorado | Colorado Sales Tax License | $16 per location (see Cost) | Required in stated cases | Renewed every 2 years | $100,000 in sales |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Sales and Use Tax Permit | $100 per location (see Cost) | May be required | Renewed every 2 years | $100,000 in sales and 200 separate transactions |
| Delaware | None (no state sales tax) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Florida | Florida Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Registration | Not confirmed | May be required | Not confirmed | $100,000 in sales |
| Georgia | Georgia Sales and Use Tax Number | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions |
| Hawaii | Hawaii General Excise Tax License | $20 (see Cost) | Not confirmed | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions |
| Idaho | Idaho Seller's Permit | Free | May be required | Depends (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales |
| Illinois | Illinois Certificate of Registration | Not confirmed | May be required | Depends (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales |
| Indiana | Indiana Registered Retail Merchant Certificate | $25 per location (see Cost) | May be required | Renewed every 2 years | $100,000 in sales |
| Iowa | Iowa Sales and Use Tax Permit | Free | May be required | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales |
| Kansas | Kansas Sales Tax Registration Certificate | Free | May be required | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Sales and Use Tax Permit | Free | May be required | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Sales Tax Registration | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | $100,000 in sales |
| Maine | Maine Retailer Certificate | Free | May be required | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales |
| Maryland | Maryland Sales and Use Tax License | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Sales and Use Tax Registration Certificate | Not confirmed | May be required | Not confirmed | $100,000 in sales |
| Michigan | Michigan Sales Tax License | Free | May be required | Renewed every year | $100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Sales Tax Permit | Not confirmed | May be required | Does not expire | $100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Sales Tax Permit | Free | Required in stated cases | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $250,000 in sales |
| Missouri | Missouri Retail Sales License | Free | May be required | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales |
| Montana | None (no state sales tax) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Sales Tax Permit | Free | Required in stated cases | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions |
| Nevada | Nevada Seller's Permit | $15 per location (see Cost) | Required in stated cases | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions |
| New Hampshire | None (no state sales tax) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Certificate of Authority | Free | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | $100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Business Tax Identification Number | Free | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | $100,000 in sales |
| New York | New York Certificate of Authority | Free | May be required | Depends (see Renewal) | $500,000 in sales and 100 separate transactions |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Certificate of Registration | Free | Not confirmed | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Sales, Use and Gross Receipts Tax Permit | Not confirmed | May be required | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales |
| Ohio | Ohio Vendor's License | $50 per location (see Cost) | May be required | Not confirmed | $100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Sales Tax Permit | Varies (see Cost) | May be required | Renewed every 3 years | $100,000 in sales |
| Oregon | None (no state sales tax) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Sales Tax License | Free | May be required | Renewed every 5 years | $100,000 in sales |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Permit to Make Sales at Retail | Free | May be required | Renewed every year | $100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Retail License | $50 per location (see Cost) | May be required | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Sales Tax License | Free | May be required | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Certificate of Registration | Free | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | $100,000 in sales |
| Texas | Texas Sales and Use Tax Permit | Free | May be required | Depends (see Renewal) | $500,000 in sales |
| Utah | Utah Sales Tax License | Free | May be required | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales |
| Vermont | Vermont Sales Tax License | Free | Not confirmed | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions |
| Virginia | Virginia Certificate of Registration | Free | May be required | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions |
| Washington | Washington Tax Registration Endorsement | Varies (see Cost) | Not confirmed | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Business Registration Certificate | $30 per location (see Cost) | Required in stated cases | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales or 200 separate transactions |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Seller's Permit | $20 (see Cost) | May be required | Renewed every 2 years | $100,000 in sales |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Sales Tax License | $60 (see Cost) | Not confirmed | Does not expire (see Renewal) | $100,000 in sales |
After You Register
Once you hold a permit, you can usually give your suppliers a resale certificate for goods you buy to resell. To see which other states your sales may require you to register in, use the sales tax nexus checker.
Frequently Asked Questions
This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state's law and tax agency say about the registration a business holds before it makes taxable sales, with the sources this page cites. It cannot tell you whether your own business must register: that turns on what you sell, where you sell it from, and how much you sell into the state, and fees, security rules and thresholds change between our reviews. Confirm your own position with the tax agency named on this page before you start selling.
Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC
Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.