Sales tax permit · New York
Registering for a New York sales tax permit
New York's state sales tax rate is 4%, local taxes come on top, and its remote seller threshold is $500,000 in sales or 100 transactions, measured over the immediately preceding four sales tax quarters. If your business has crossed it and needs a permit, we prepare and submit the New York registration through www.businessexpress.ny.gov/app/answers/cms/a_id/2058 for $99, plus any state fee at cost.
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The New York rule for out-of-state sellers
NYS Tax Department (page updated July 29, 2026): a business with no physical presence must register if, in the immediately preceding four sales tax quarters, it had BOTH more than $500,000 in gross receipts from tangible personal property delivered into New York AND more than 100 such sales. Effective June 21, 2018. Marketplace sales count toward the thresholds. Local rates are added to the 4% state rate; an additional 0.375% applies in the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District.
What filing looks like afterward
Most vendors start as quarterly filers (sales tax quarters March-May, June-August, September-November, December-February; returns due 20 days after the quarter). Vendors owing $3,000 or less in an annual period (March 1 to end of February) can file annually, due March 20. Vendors with $300,000 or more of taxable receipts in a quarter file part-quarterly (monthly) from the next quarter, due 20 days after each period.
New York has a marketplace facilitator law, so sales through a marketplace that collects for you are handled by the marketplace.
Registration portal: www.businessexpress.ny.gov/app/answers/cms/a_id/2058. Alabama · 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.
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Questions
What is New York's remote seller threshold?
$500,000 in sales or 100 transactions, measured over the immediately preceding four sales tax quarters.
Does New York have local sales taxes?
Yes, the state's pages say local taxes also apply on top of the 4% state rate.
How often are New York returns filed?
Most vendors start as quarterly filers (sales tax quarters March-May, June-August, September-November, December-February; returns due 20 days after the quarter). Vendors owing $3,000 or less in an annual period (March 1 to end of February) can file annually, due March 20. Vendors with $300,000 or more of taxable receipts in a quarter file part-quarterly (monthly) from the next quarter, due 20 days after each period.
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