Sales tax permit · New Jersey
Registering for a New Jersey sales tax permit
New Jersey's state sales tax rate is 6.625% and its remote seller threshold is $100,000 in sales or 200 transactions, measured over the current or prior calendar year. If your business has crossed it and needs a permit, we prepare and submit the area registration through www.njportal.com/DOR/BusinessRegistration for $99, plus any state fee at cost.
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The New Jersey rule for out-of-state sellers
NJ Division of Taxation remote sellers page: gross revenue exceeding $100,000 OR 200 or more separate transactions during the current or prior calendar year, for sales made on and after November 1, 2018. The Division's page lists the 200-transaction test as current law (checked Nov 2026). Marketplace facilitators collect on all marketplace transactions regardless of whether the marketplace seller is above either threshold.
Digital products in New Jersey
NJ Division of Taxation sales tax page: tax applies to "specified digital products" (not itemized on that page); see the NJ Sales Tax Guide (S&U-4) for taxability of specific products.
After the permit is issued
Per the Division: once registered, the remote seller receives a letter containing filing and payment information. Frequency schedule not stated on the page checked.
New Jersey has a marketplace facilitator law, so sales through a marketplace that collects for you are handled by the marketplace.
Registration portal: www.njportal.com/DOR/BusinessRegistration. 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 New Jersey's remote seller threshold?
$100,000 in sales or 200 transactions, measured over the current or prior calendar year.
Are digital products taxed in New Jersey?
NJ Division of Taxation sales tax page: tax applies to "specified digital products" (not itemized on that page); see the NJ Sales Tax Guide (S&U-4) for taxability of specific products.
How often are New Jersey returns filed?
Per the Division: once registered, the remote seller receives a letter containing filing and payment information. Frequency schedule not stated on the page checked.
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