The State of Alabama requires the collection of a flat-rate Simplified Sellers Use Tax of 8% on certain products sold by Provident Metals and delivered to an Alabama address. These taxes must be collected on (1) copper products; (2) numismatic coins; (3) accessory items; and (4) processed items. All other products sold by Provident Metals are exempt from these taxes.
The following definitions apply to products on which taxes must be collected in Alabama:
As required by Alabama law (Rule 810-6-2-.90.02 Simplified Sellers Use Tax Remittance Program), Provident Metals is required to notify its Alabama customers of the following:
Provident Metals Corp has collected the simplified sellers use tax on certain transactions delivered into Alabama and the tax will be remitted on the customer’s behalf to the Alabama Department of Revenue.
Provident Metals Corp’s program account number is SSU-R010188305.
Use taxes in Alabama are calculated at checkout on the Provident Metals website based on (1) the taxability of products sold by Provident Metals in Alabama set forth above, and (2) the Alabama Simplified Sellers Use Tax rate of 8%. Our program account license number in Alabama is SSU-R010188305.
If you are an Alabama-based reseller and wish to file a Reseller Certificate with Provident Metals, please download the Alabama Reseller Certificate form here. Once you have filled out this form, either email it to help@providentmetals.com; or mail it to Provident Metals Corp, 6125 Luther Lane, #465, Dallas, TX 75225. Once we receive your completed Reseller Certificate, we will enter it into our system, and you will not be charged sales taxes on future orders as long as your Reseller Certificate remains valid and in force.
Please note: The above is not a comprehensive description of sales tax laws and requirements in the State of Alabama. It is only intended to provide the reader with a brief overview of those sales tax laws and requirements currently in effect in the State of Alabama that relate to the reader’s transactions with Provident Metals. If you would like to research the sales tax laws and requirements in the State of Alabama, we suggest you visit the Alabama Department of Revenue located at https://revenue.alabama.gov/.