Sales tax permit · Massachusetts
Registering for a Massachusetts sales tax permit
Massachusetts's state sales tax rate is 6.25% and its remote seller threshold is $100,000 in sales, measured over the prior or current calendar year. If your business has crossed it and needs a permit, we prepare and submit the Massachusetts registration through www.mass.gov/info-details/remote-seller-and-marketplace-facilitator-faqs for $99, plus any state fee at cost.
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Digital products in Massachusetts
Standardized (prewritten) software is taxable however delivered; music, video and reading material delivered electronically are not.
What Massachusetts says about remote sellers
Massachusetts sales over $100,000 in a calendar year, regardless of the number of transactions. Only a marketplace seller's direct Massachusetts sales count.
What filing looks like afterward
Annual if $100 or less of tax a year; quarterly for $101 to $1,200; monthly for $1,201 or more.
Massachusetts has a marketplace facilitator law, so sales through a marketplace that collects for you are handled by the marketplace.
Registration portal: www.mass.gov/info-details/remote-seller-and-marketplace-facilitator-faqs. Alabama · sales tax for online sellers
Paperwork only: whether your sales count toward the threshold is a tax question for your preparer. State fees at cost.
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What is Massachusetts's remote seller threshold?
$100,000 in sales, measured over the prior or current calendar year. The state's test has no transaction count.
Are digital products taxed in Massachusetts?
Standardized (prewritten) software is taxable however delivered; music, video and reading material delivered electronically are not.
How often are Massachusetts returns filed?
Annual if $100 or less of tax a year; quarterly for $101 to $1,200; monthly for $1,201 or more.
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