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description: "Maine's remote seller threshold is $100,000 in sales, measured over the previous or current calendar year."
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Sales tax permit · Maine

# Registering for a Maine sales tax permit

Maine's state sales tax rate is 5.5% and its remote seller threshold is $100,000 in sales, measured over the previous or current calendar year. If your business has crossed it and needs a permit, we prepare and submit the Maine registration through www.maine.gov/revenue/taxes/sales-use-service-provider-tax/guidance-documents/remote-sellers for $99, plus any state fee at cost.

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**Price**$99 per state, plus any state registration fee at cost

**Where we cover**Maine registrations, done online from New Jersey

## Maine's threshold, in its own words

Statute (36 M.R.S. §1754-B(1-B)(B)) sets a $100,000 gross sales test with no transaction count. Only a marketplace seller's direct Maine sales count toward it.

## Returns once you're registered

Returns are due by the 15th of the month after the period; Maine uses monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual periods.

Maine has a marketplace facilitator law, so sales through a marketplace that collects for you are handled by the marketplace.

Registration portal: [www.maine.gov/revenue/taxes/sales-use-service-provider-tax/guidance-documents/remote-sellers](https://www.maine.gov/revenue/taxes/sales-use-service-provider-tax/guidance-documents/remote-sellers). [Alabama](/bookkeeping/sales-tax-permit-registration/alabama) · [sales tax for online sellers](/bookkeeping/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.

## Sources

- [Maine Legislature: 36 M.R.S. §1754-B, Registration of sellers](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/statutes/36/title36sec1754-B.html)
- [Maine Revenue Services: Marketplace FAQ](https://www.maine.gov/revenue/faq/marketplace)
- [Maine Revenue Services: Sales and Use Tax Rates & Due Dates](https://www.maine.gov/revenue/taxes/sales-use-service-provider-tax/rates-due-dates)

## Questions

**What is Maine's remote seller threshold?**

$100,000 in sales, measured over the previous or current calendar year. The state's test has no transaction count.

**Where do I register in Maine?**

On the state's portal, www.maine.gov/revenue/taxes/sales-use-service-provider-tax/guidance-documents/remote-sellers. We submit it there for you.

**How often are Maine returns filed?**

Returns are due by the 15th of the month after the period; Maine uses monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual periods.

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## Want us to handle it?

[Register in Maine](/bookkeeping/sales-tax-permit-registration#request)[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)