Small business basics: What is wholesale?

Why Buy Wholesale for Your Business

Learn about the perks of wholesale, buying wholesale on Amazon Business, and the basics of claiming sales tax exemption.

Why Buy Wholesale?
Buying wholesale allows a business to buy essential items in bulk for use within their business or to resell. The draw is two-fold, convenience and savings. Quite often there is a price break for buying in bulk.

 

Buying Wholesale on Amazon Business
Amazon Business offers over one million products that can be bought in bulk, whether that’s by case or multi-pack. To make purchasing more convenient, some items can also be set as a recurring delivery.
 

Claiming Sales Tax Exemptions
Purchases from a wholesaler such as Amazon Business may qualify for an exemption from sales tax. Most commonly, a purchaser intending to resell the products it purchases will provide a wholesaler with a resale certificate so that the wholesaler does not charge sales tax on the sale.

 

To more efficiently apply a resale exemption or any other sales tax exemption on purchases from Amazon, Amazon Business offers the Amazon Tax Exemption Program to our qualifying customers. If qualified and once enrolled, the program enables you to purchase items tax exempt by applying your exemption at checkout. To be enrolled into the program, you will need to provide your sales tax exemption certificate, such as a resale certificate, for each jurisdiction you are shipping to. Every jurisdiction (state, county, city, etc.) in the U.S. with a sales tax has its own unique set of rules and regulations for tax exemptions. To find out more information on their requirements, you will need to reach out to the relevant taxing authority. 

 

Additional Savings with Amazon Business 
Always login to your account to see the exclusive business-only pricing on select items when available and check out Today's Deals while you are there.

 

 

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