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Sales & Use Tax Rate Changes Effective January 1, 2021
Tennessee Seller's permit Information: You will need a TN Seller's permit for all retail sales, leases and rentals of most goods, as well as taxable services (see below for taxable services). For example, you start a Tennessee home business selling stuff online such as apparel merchandise. You will need to obtain a Seller's permit .
Tennessee cities and counties have the option of imposing an additional local option Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) but first get the Seller's permit here and you will pay the tax for counties and cities as well as the state through it.
Note that the 45 states that impose a Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) also levy a use tax as well.
When Do I Have to Pay the Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) I Collect for TN taxable sales?
Due Dates for submitting your Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) are the following: Monthly - 20th day of the month following the end of the reporting period Quarterly - 20th of the month following the end of the quarter Annually - January 20 Use Tax - Depending upon the frequency of your purchases, you may file quarterly or annually
Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) Rates: State Tax - The Sales Tax (get Seller's Permit) rate on food is 5%. All other tangible personal property, unless specifically exempted, is 7%. State Single Article Rates - 2.75% on any single item sold in excess of $1,599.99 but not more than $3,199.
Services Taxed in Tennessee
Important: If the service is taxed, you will need to obtain a Seller's permit :
Tax Rate: E - Exempt from Tax, T - taxable at various unspecified rates, or a number indicates percentage tax rate applicable.
ServiceTax RateNotes
001 - Soil prep., custom baling, other ag. servicesE
002 - Veterinary services (both large and small animal)E
003 - Horse boarding and training (not race horses)E
004 - Pet grooming7
005 - Landscaping services (including lawn care)E
006 - Metal, non-metal and coal mining servicesE
007 - Seismograph & Geophysical ServicesE
008 - Oil Field ServicesE
009 - Typesetting service; platemaking for the print tradeE
010 - Gross Income of Construction ContractorsE
011 - Carpentry, painting, plumbing and similar trades.E
012 - Construction service (grading, excavating, etc.)E
013 - Water well drillingE
014 - Income from intrastate transportation of personsE
015 - Local transit (intra-city) busesE
016 - Income from taxi operationsE
017 - Intrastate courier serviceE
018 - Interstate air courier (billed in-state)E
019 - Automotive storage7
020 - Food storageE
021 - Fur storageE
022 - Household goods storageE
023 - Mini -storageE
024 - Cold storageE
025 - Marina Service (docking, storage, cleaning, repair)E
026 - Marine towing service (incl. tugboats)E
027 - Travel agent servicesE
028 - Packing and crating7
029 - Intrastate telephone & telegraph7
030 - Interstate telephone & telegraph7
031 - Cellular telephone services7
032 - Electricity1.5
033 - Water1
034 - Natural gas1.5
035 - Other fuel (including heating oil)1.5
036 - Sewer and refuse, industrialE
037 - Intrastate telephone & telegraph7
038 - Interstate telephone & telegraph7
039 - Cellular telephone services7
040 - ElectricityE
041 - Water7
042 - Natural gasE
043 - Other fuel (including heating oil)E
044 - Sewer and refuse, residentialE
045 - Service charges of banking institutionsE
046 - Insurance servicesE
047 - Investment counselingE
048 - Loan broker feesE
049 - Property sales agents (real estate or personal)E
050 - Real estate management fees (rental agents)E
051 - Real estate title abstract servicesE
052 - Tickertape reporting (financial reporting)E
053 - Barber shops and beauty parlorsE
054 - Carpet and upholstery cleaning7
055 - Dating servicesE
056 - Debt counselingE
057 - Diaper service7
058 - Income from funeral servicesT
059 - Fishing and hunting guide services7
060 - Garment services (altering & repairing)7
061 - Gift and package wrapping service7
062 - Health clubs, tanning parlors, reducing salons7
063 - Laundry and dry cleaning services, coin-opE
064 - Laundry and dry cleaning services, non-coin op7
065 - Massage servicesE
066 - 900 Number services7
067 - Personal instruction (dance, golf, tennis, etc.)E
068 - Shoe repair7
069 - Swimming pool cleaning & maintenanceE
070 - Tax return preparationE
071 - Tuxedo rental7
072 - Water softening and conditioningE
073 - BillboardsE
074 - Radio & television, national advertisingE
075 - Radio & television, local advertisingE
076 - NewspaperE
077 - MagazineE
078 - Advertising agency fees (not ad placement)E
079 - Armored car servicesE
080 - Bail bond feesE
081 - Check & debt collectionE
082 - Commercial art and graphic design.7
083 - Commercial linen supply7
084 - Credit information, credit bureausE
085 - Employment agenciesE
086 - Interior design and decoratingE
087 - Maintenance and janitorial servicesE
088 - Lobbying and consultingE
089 - MarketingE
090 - Packing and cratingE
091 - Exterminating (includes termite services)E
092 - Photocopying services7
093 - Photo finishing7
094 - Printing7
095 - Private investigation (detective) servicesE
096 - Process server feesE
097 - Public relations, management consultingE
098 - Secretarial and court reporting servicesE
099 - Security servicesE
100 - Sign construction and installation7
101 - Telemarketing services on contractE
102 - Telephone answering serviceE
103 - Temporary help agenciesE
104 - Test laboratories (excluding medical)E
105 - Tire recapping and repairing7
106 - Window cleaningE
107 - Software - package or canned program7
108 - Software - modifications to canned program7
109 - Software - custom programs - material7
110 - Software - custom programs - professional serv.7
111 - Internet Service Providers-DialupE
112 - Internet Service Providers-DSL or other broadbandE
113 - Information servicesE
114 - Data processing servicesE
115 - Mainframe computer access and processing serv.E
116 - Online Data processing services NewE
117 - Software - Downloaded New7
118 - Books - Downloaded New7
119 - Music - Downloaded New7
120 - Movies/Digital Video - Downloaded New7
121 - Other Electronic Goods - Downloaded New7
122 - Automotive washing and waxing.7
123 - Automotive road service and towing services7
124 - Auto service. except repairs, incl. painting & lube7
125 - Parking lots & garages7
126 - Automotive rustproofing & undercoating.7
127 - Pari-mutuel racing events.7
128 - Amusement park admission & rides7
129 - Billiard parlors7
130 - Bowling alleys7
131 - Cable TV services7
132 - Direct Satellite TV8
133 - Circuses and fairs -- admission and games7
134 - Coin operated video gamesE
135 - Admission to school and college sports events7
136 - Membership fees in private clubs.7
137 - Admission to cultural events7
138 - Pinball and other mechanical amusementsE
139 - Admission to professional sports events7
140 - Rental of films and tapes by theatersE
141 - Rental of video tapes for home viewing7
142 - Accounting and bookkeepingE
143 - ArchitectsE
144 - AttorneysE
145 - DentistsE
146 - EngineersE
147 - Land surveyingE
148 - Medical test laboratoriesE
149 - Nursing services out-of-hospitalE
150 - PhysiciansE
151 - Personal property, short term (generally)7
152 - Personal property, long term (generally)7
153 - Bulldozers, draglines and const. mach., short term7
154 - Bulldozers, draglines and const. mach., long term7
155 - Rental of hand tools to licensed contractors.7
156 - Short term automobile rental7
157 - Long term automobile lease7
158 - Limousine service (with driver)E
159 - Aircraft rental to individual pilots, short term7
160 - Aircraft rental to individual pilots, long term7
161 - Chartered flights (with pilot)E
162 - Hotels, motels, lodging houses7
163 - Trailer parks - overnight7
164 - Custom fabrication labor7
165 - Repair material, generally7
166 - Repair labor, generally7
167 - Labor charges on repair of aircraftE
168 - Labor charges - repairs to interstate vessels7
169 - Labor charges - repairs to intrastate vessels7
170 - Labor - repairs to commercial fishing vessels7
171 - Labor charges on repairs to railroad rolling stockE
172 - Labor charges on repairs to motor vehicles7
173 - Labor on radio/TV repairs; other electronic equip.7
174 - Labor charges - repairs other tangible property7
175 - Labor - repairs or remodeling of real propertyE
176 - Labor charges on repairs delivered under warrantyE
177 - Service contracts sold at the time of sale of TPP.7
178 - Installation charges by persons selling property7
179 - Installation charges - other than seller of goods7
180 - Custom processing (on customers property)7
181 - Custom meat slaughtering, cutting and wrappingE
182 - TaxidermyE
183 - Welding labor (fabrication and repair)7
184 - Other Services-not listed7
185 - Other Services-not listed (2)
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