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Sales
Tax Requirements
Information about sales tax collected for the states
of Illinois and Iowa only and tax-exempt agencies
and organizations.
* Orders Subject To Sales Tax
* How Tax Is Calculated
* Viewing Tax Assessed on an Order
* Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA)
* Tax Exempt Status for government agencies and organizations
Orders That Are Subject to Sales Tax
Companies selling over the Internet such as PlatformBeds.com
are subject to the same sales tax collection requirements
as any other retailer. For additional information
about how sales tax is calculated and collected please
continue to read below. Remote sellers (including
Internet retailers and catalog companies) are generally
required to collect taxes where they have a physical
selling presence. If they do not have any such presence,
they are not required to collect sales taxes.
Items Shipped to the State of Illinois
Effective Jan 1, 2010, PlatformBeds.com will continue
collecting sales tax on items shipped to destinations
within the State of Illinois at the new rate of 7.5%.
This will be collected for the State of Illinois and
will be shown on your invoice at the time of checkout.
Items Shipped to the State of Iowa
Effective Jan 1, 2010, PlatformBeds.com will begin
collecting sales tax on items shipped to destinations
within the State of Iowa at the new tax rate of 7.0%.
This will be collected for the State of Iowa and will
be shown on your invoice at the time of checkout.
If an item is subject to sales tax in the state to
which the order is shipped, tax is generally calculated
on the total selling price of each individual item.
In accordance with state tax laws, the total selling
price of an item will generally include item-level
shipping and handling charges, item-level discounts
and an allocation of order-level shipping and handling
charges and order-level discounts should these apply.
How Tax Is Calculated
If an order is subject to sales tax in the state to
which the order is shipped, tax is generally calculated
on the total selling price of each individual item.
In accordance with state tax laws, the total selling
price of an item will generally include item-level
shipping and handling charges, item-level discounts
and an allocation of order-level shipping and handling
charges and order-level discounts if applicable.
Viewing Tax Assessed on an Order
To identify whether your order from PlatformBeds.com
has been taxed, view your electronic invoice that
was mailed to you after making your purchase and under
the relevant order total summary view the "tax" field
to see if tax was collected for the shipping state
of Iowa or Illinois.
Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA)
Companies selling over the Internet are subject to
the same sales tax collection requirements as any
other retailers. Remote sellers (including Internet
retailers and catalog companies) are generally required
to collect taxes where they have a physical selling
presence. If they do not have any such presence, they
are not required to collect sales taxes. PlatformBeds.com
collects sales tax for the states of Iowa & Illinois
as they have a physical presence within those two
states.
The Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA) has been renewed
through November 1, 2014.
Please note, the ITFA was primarily intended to prevent
state and local governments from imposing new or discriminatory
taxes on Internet transactions and on Internet access.
Despite the name of the Act, ITFA does not preclude
state and local governments from imposing existing
sales tax collection requirements on companies selling
over the Internet.
Tax Exempt Orders
If tax has been charged on any portion of your order
and you need to take advantage of your tax exempt
status, the process will differ depending the institution
or agency.
Purchases for the United States Government:
Sales tax does not apply to purchases made at PlatformBeds.com
by the United States Government. In order to document
that a sale has been made to the U.S. Government,
we need to obtain a copy of one of the following:
* Federal tax ID certificate
* Certificate of exempt status
* Photocopy of your qualified U.S. Government Credit
Card (Smart Pay Card)
* Government Voucher
Purchases for Other Exempt Agencies & Institutions:
All other exempt purchasers need to provide PlatformBeds.com
with a copy of a state resale certificate, exemption
certificate, or other acceptable proof of your exempt
status for the state where the items will be shipped.
The documentation submitted should include the name
of our company PlatformBeds.com who sold the items
to you and the name of the organization that purchased
the items.
How to submit this information
First, place your order through our Web site. After
you've placed your order, please submit the necessary
information by fax in order to receive a refund of
any sales tax. Our fax number is (309)764-1259.
Please include the following:
* Your order number (3 letters + 6 digits in this
format: XXX-XXXXXX)
* E-mail address
* The name of the organization that purchased the
items
* Mark your fax "Attn: PlatformBeds.com Tax Exempt"
* Acceptable proof of your exempt status (as outlined
above)
While you need to submit this information to us only
once for your purchases, you do need to contact us
after placing each order to ensure you are refunded
the tax on your purchase.
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