Forty-five states and the District of Columbia impose a sales tax on retail sales of tangible personal property and selected services, and a use tax on the use or consumption of tangible personal property and selected services.This course discusses items and transactions that are generally subject to sales and use taxes, the broad categories of exemptions, and how to determine the taxable sales price in a transaction. It also explains the purpose and main elements of the Streamlined Sales Tax.

Upon completion of this course, the user will be able to:

• Identify which items are generally subject to sales and use tax;
• Define the Streamlined Sales Tax uniform definitions;
• Identify which transactions are generally subject to sales and use tax;
• State the broad categories of exemptions; and
• Describe how the components of sales price are determined.