State Sales Tax License Requirements

Updated on March 18, 2024

These are state sales tax requirements for Amazon sellers. Many states do not require a license assuming you are a remote seller and are only selling on Amazon. Furthermore, you will also need to have inventory stored in that state to have a nexus there.

Jurisdiction Sales Tax License Required*
Alabama No
Alaska No
Arizona No
Arkansas No
California No
Colorado No
Connecticut YES
District of Columbia YES
Florida Unclear, but likely not required for sellers under $100K in state sales
Georgia No
Hawaii No
Idaho YES
Illinois No
Indiana Not required for sellers under $100K and 200 transactions in state sales
Iowa No
Kansas Not required for sellers under $100K in state sales
Kentucky Not required for sellers under $100K in state sales
Louisiana Not required for sellers under $100K and 200 transactions in state sales
Maine No
Maryland No
Massachusetts No
Michigan Not required for sellers under $100K in state sales
Minnesota Unclear, but likely not required
Mississippi Not required for sellers under $250K in state sales
Missouri No
Nebraska Not required for sellers under $100K and 200 transactions in state sales
Nevada No
New Jersey YES
New Mexico Not required for sellers under $100K in state sales
New York Not required for sellers under $500K or 100 transactions in state sales
North Carolina No
North Dakota No
Ohio No
Oklahoma Yes
Pennsylvania Not required for sellers under $100K in state sales
Puerto Rico TBD
Rhode Island Unclear
South Carolina YES
South Dakota No
Tennessee Not required for sellers under $100K in state sales
Texas Not required for sellers under $500K in state sales
Utah Unclear, but likely not required
Vermont Unclear, but likely not required
Virginia No
Washington Unclear, but likely not required
West Virginia Not required for sellers under $100K and 200 transactions in state sales
Wisconsin No
Wyoming Unclear

*Remote Sellers only selling on Amazon with stored inventory in that state

Source: Tax Collection by Marketplace Facilitators – https://support.taxjar.com/category/624-tax-collection-by-marketplace-facilitators?sort=name

Written by Uy Hoang

January 26, 2022

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