Farm Tax Number

[ultrarunner]

I found this for California...

RTC section 6356.5, Farm Equipment, Machinery and Parts, provides for a partial exemption from the state general fund portion of the sales and use tax for qualified sales and purchase including certain leases of new or used farm equipment, machinery, and parts. The farm equipment, machinery and parts must be purchased by qualified persons for use primarily in producing and harvesting agricultural products. "Primarily" means 50% or more of the time. Qualifying sales and purchases are still subject to a statewide tax rate, plus any applicable district taxes. A more detailed discussion concerning this partial exemption is available at Regulation 1533.1

 

[EddieWalker]

I bought some sand blasting sand at Tractor Supply yesterday and gave them my phone number to not pay sales tax. I asked what happens in Jan, and she said that I will have to show them the card every time that I want to buy something for the farm and not pay sales tax. The reason is this will allow them to audit every faster and make sure that people are not claiming farm excempt on items that are not part of their farm.

Eddie

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

I bought some sand blasting sand at Tractor Supply yesterday and gave them my phone number to not pay sales tax. I asked what happens in Jan, and she said that I will have to show them the card every time that I want to buy something for the farm and not pay sales tax. The reason is this will allow them to audit every faster and make sure that people are not claiming farm excempt on items that are not part of their farm.

That doesn't sound right to me

Here, TSC makes a copy of my card for their files, and then sets me up in their computer.

When I buy items, I tell them I have an exemption, they pull it up, and THEIR computer automatically knows what is tax exempt and what is not.

It's basically the same at every store I deal with in this area.

Ive never had to show my card after the initial set up.

It works the same at Lowe's and Agri-Supply too, and with Lowe's I can make purchases at any store in the state without showing the card.

I think your cashier is misinformed

 

[CTPhil]

I imagine how TS treats ag exemption is driven by the state it's in. I go to stores in CT and NY, and just tell them I'm exempt. I never had to show my paperwork, they apparently accessed the info directly from the State, I was already in the system. There also seems to be a filter to pull out obviously non exempt items like bird seed.