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Sales Tax License Renewal by State
Jurisdiction Licensing Authority Renewal Required? Renewal Frequency/Deadline Renewal Requirements & How-To Renewal Fee Official Renewal Portal Official Source URL
Alabama Alabama Department of Revenue (ALDOR) Yes Annual (Nov 1-Dec 31) Renew in My Alabama Taxes (MAT) under Tasks > Renew Tax Account License; verify entity information None My Alabama Taxes (MAT) Source
Alaska None (No Statewide Sales Tax) No N/A No statewide seller's permit required N/A N/A N/A
Arizona Arizona Department of Revenue Yes Annual (by Jan 1) Renew Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) license via AZTaxes Varies AZTaxes.gov Source
Arkansas Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration No N/A Sales tax permit managed through Arkansas Taxpayer Access Point (ATAP) N/A ATAP Source
California California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) No N/A Seller's permit remains active until canceled None CDTFA Online Services Source
Colorado Colorado Department of Revenue Yes Biennial (expires Dec 31 of odd years) Renew through Revenue Online $16 per location Revenue Online Source
Connecticut Connecticut Department of Revenue Services Yes Every 2 years Renew automatically through myconneCT None myconneCT Source
Delaware None (No Statewide Sales Tax) No N/A No seller's permit required N/A N/A N/A
District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue No N/A Sales tax account managed through MyTax.DC N/A MyTax.DC.gov Source
Florida Florida Department of Revenue No N/A Annual resale certificate is reissued automatically; registration remains active None Florida DOR Source
Georgia Georgia Department of Revenue No N/A Certificate of registration remains active while business is registered None Georgia Tax Center Source
Hawaii Hawaii Department of Taxation No N/A General Excise Tax license is one-time registration $20 initial only Hawaii Tax Online Source
Idaho Idaho State Tax Commission No N/A Seller's permit remains active None Taxpayer Access Point (TAP) Source
Illinois Illinois Department of Revenue No N/A Certificate of Registration remains active None MyTax Illinois Source
Indiana Indiana Department of Revenue Yes Every 2 years (auto-renew) Registered Retail Merchant Certificate renews automatically if compliant None INTIME Source
Iowa Iowa Department of Revenue No N/A Permit is permanent None GovConnectIowa Source
Kansas Kansas Department of Revenue No N/A Sales tax registration remains active None Kansas Customer Service Center Source
Kentucky Kentucky Department of Revenue No N/A Sales tax permit remains active None MyTaxes Source
Louisiana Louisiana Department of Revenue Yes Annual (calendar year) Sales tax account maintained through LaTAP None LaTAP Source
Maine Maine Revenue Services No N/A Registration remains active None Maine Tax Portal Source
Maryland Comptroller of Maryland No N/A License remains active while business is in good standing None Maryland Tax Connect Source
Massachusetts Massachusetts Department of Revenue No N/A Registration certificate remains active None MassTaxConnect Source
Michigan Michigan Department of Treasury Yes Annual (calendar year) Auto-renews if filings remain current None Michigan Treasury Online Source
Minnesota Minnesota Department of Revenue No N/A Sales tax permit never expires None e-Services Source
Mississippi Mississippi Department of Revenue No N/A Permit remains active None TAP Source
Missouri Missouri Department of Revenue No N/A License maintained through MyTax Missouri None MyTax Missouri Source
Montana None (No Statewide Sales Tax) No N/A No seller's permit N/A N/A N/A
Nebraska Nebraska Department of Revenue No N/A Sales tax permit remains active None Nebraska DOR Source
Nevada Nevada Department of Taxation No N/A Seller's permit remains active; business license renewed separately None Nevada Tax Center Source
New Hampshire None (No Statewide Sales Tax) No N/A No seller's permit N/A N/A N/A
New Jersey New Jersey Division of Taxation No N/A Certificate of Authority remains active until closed   NJ Business Portal Source
New Mexico New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department No N/A CRS registration remains active None Taxpayer Access Point Source
New York New York State Department of Taxation and Finance No N/A Certificate of Authority generally remains active; reregistration may be requested None Business Online Services Source
North Carolina North Carolina Department of Revenue No N/A Certificate of Registration remains active None e-Business Center Source
North Dakota North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner No N/A Permit remains active None ND TAP Source
Ohio Ohio Department of Taxation / County Auditor No N/A Vendor's license has no annual renewal fee $25 initial Ohio Business Gateway Source
Oklahoma Oklahoma Tax Commission Yes Every 3 years Permit renewed by OTC None OkTAP Source
Oregon None (No Statewide Sales Tax) No N/A No seller's permit N/A N/A N/A
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Yes Every 5 years Renew through myPATH   myPATH Source
Puerto Rico Departamento de Hacienda Yes Every 2 years Renew merchant certificate in SURI None SURI Source
Rhode Island Rhode Island Division of Taxation Yes Annual Renew each year $10  RI Tax Portal Source
South Carolina South Carolina Department of Revenue No N/A Retail license remains active None MyDORWAY Source
South Dakota South Dakota Department of Revenue No N/A Sales tax license remains active None EPath Source
Tennessee Tennessee Department of Revenue No N/A Certificate of Registration is permanent None TNTAP Source
Texas Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts No N/A Permit auto-renews while business remains active None eSystems/Webfile Source
Utah Utah State Tax Commission No N/A Sales tax license remains active None TAP Source
Vermont Vermont Department of Taxes No N/A Sales tax license remains active None myVTax Source
Virginia Virginia Department of Taxation No N/A Certificate remains active None Business Online Services Source
Washington Washington Department of Revenue Yes Annual Business License renewed annually through BLS Varies Business Licensing Service Source
West Virginia West Virginia State Tax Division No N/A Business Registration Certificate remains active None MyTaxes Source
Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Revenue Yes Every 2 years Business Tax Registration renewed biennially $10  My Tax Account Source
Wyoming Wyoming Department of Revenue No N/A Sales/use tax license remains active None WYIFS Source

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