All Collections
Payments, billing and taxes
How do I submit my Tax Exemption Certificate?
How do I submit my Tax Exemption Certificate?

Tax Exemption Certificates enable a purchaser to make tax-free purchases that would normally be subject to sales tax

Israel Zhuky avatar
Written by Israel Zhuky
Updated over a week ago

Awkward Styles is required by law to charge merchants with sales tax for US orders. The tax rate you will be charged for each order is determined by your customer's ship-to address. You will be able to see how much you are being charged in taxes for each order via your dashboard.

You can be exempt from being charged sales tax if you upload a valid Tax Exemption Certificate by following these steps:

  1. From your account, go to your Taxes section.

  2. Click on "Submit a Certificate"

  3. Select the jurisdictions where your Tax Exemption Certificate applies and click "Next"

  4. Select the local jurisdictions your Tax Exemption Certificate applies in.

  5. From here, you will be required to enter the following information about your Tax Certificate. Click next on each page after you are done entering the necessary information:

    1. A reason for the exemption

      1. Charitable

      2. Contractor

      3. Direct Pay Permit

      4. Federal Government

      5. Manufacturing

      6. Packaging

      7. Resale

      8. State or Local or Provincial Government

      9. Other

    2. For each jurisdiction, upload or create a Certificate by entering the subsequent information.

    3. Business type and description of property or service purchased

    4. Indicate whether your exemption is a blanket exemption or single-use and fill in the necessary details

      1. Period Start Date

      2. Period End Date

      3. Email address

      4. Phone Number

    5. Provide a Tax ID number

    6. Company or institution's general information

      1. Type of business

      2. Federal government department name

    7. Company details

      1. Name

      2. Street address

      3. City

      4. State

      5. Postal code

      6. Country

    8. Enter your name, title, the date your Certificate will take effect, and your signature

  6. Click on "Submit" once you're finished

Any Certificates you provide will be reviewed within a week. If any changes or further details are needed, or if your Certificate is approved, you will be informed via email.

Did this answer your question?