Seller's permit and resale certificate checker
Check the likely state registration, sales-tax permit, reseller document, filing, marketplace, wholesale, and recordkeeping path before your first taxable sale or inventory purchase.
Build your seller permit profile
Work through three short steps. Your answers create the free plan and carry into the optional paid pack—nothing is entered twice.
Registration and resale are two different workflows
The checker separates the state account used to collect and report tax from the document used for a qualifying purchase or sale for resale. That distinction is the foundation of the section.
Run free checkDescribe how you sell
Build your business, sales-footprint, marketplace, revenue, registration, resale, and records profile in three guided steps.
Get the free likely path
See the state's official term, common risks, first steps, and source-backed state page before paying.
Organize the pack if useful
Carry your answers into a filing order, document list, resale workflow, calendar, templates, and PDF.
Seller permit and sales tax guides
Seller's permit vs. resale certificate
Learn the difference between a seller's permit, sales tax registration, reseller permit, and resale certificate before collecting tax or buying inventory.
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Sales tax permit checklist
Check sales tax permit, taxable-product, location, marketplace, filing, resale-document, and recordkeeping questions before your first taxable sale.
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State seller permit pages
These states use materially different names, documents, renewal rules, and recordkeeping workflows. More states should be added only after the free checker proves demand and each page has its own official sources.
California Seller's Permit
California seller's permit registration
California generally requires a seller's permit before a business sells or leases taxable tangible personal property in the state. A resale certificate is a separate document a purchaser gives a supplier for qualifying inventory purchases.
Washington Reseller Permit
Business registration plus reseller permit review
Washington uses a state-issued reseller permit for qualifying wholesale purchases. Businesses selling taxable products also need the appropriate Washington business and tax registrations and must collect retail sales tax when required.
Texas Sales and Use Tax Permit
Texas sales and use tax permit path
Texas businesses that sell taxable items or services generally use a Texas sales and use tax permit. Qualifying purchasers provide a completed Texas resale certificate to suppliers for items bought for resale.
Florida Certificate of Registration
Florida sales tax registration and annual resale certificate
Florida businesses register to collect sales tax and receive a Certificate of Registration. Active registered dealers are also issued a Florida Annual Resale Certificate for qualifying purchases for resale.
Oklahoma Sales Tax Permit
Oklahoma sales tax permit path
Oklahoma businesses that regularly sell taxable tangible personal property generally need a sales tax permit. The state distinguishes an ongoing business from an occasional or casual sale and can require separate local licensing.
Official revenue-agency sources
What the $29 permit pack adds
The pack does not file anything. It converts the free result and saved answers into a practical working file for registration, resale documents, sales records, agency questions, and future review.
| Item | Free | Permit pack |
|---|---|---|
| State registration name and source | Included | Included with source date and filing sequence |
| Likely risk flags | Based on your business profile | Saved with channel, location, and multistate review |
| Official application and agency links | Included | Organized into a registration snapshot |
| Resale certificate explanation | Included | Supplier and customer document workflow |
| Documents and filing order | Basic next steps | Detailed checklist and order of operations |
| Records and renewal calendar | Not included | Sales records, filing calendar, and change log |
| Templates and PDF | Not included | Agency questions, certificate follow-up, change log, and PDF |