Does your business need to remit sales tax payments to the state of Nevada? TaxJar takes the guesswork out of understanding your sales tax obligations in every state. Use TaxJar’s sales tax guide to understand whether your business has economic nexus in Nevada, navigate the process of obtaining a sales tax permit, and calculate your estimated sales tax payments with our simple tax calculator. Never miss a tax deadline or a payment, and trust TaxJar to simplify every step of the sales tax process.
Do you need to collect sales tax in Nevada?
Your business needs to collect sales tax on all sales if you have either physical or economic nexus in Nevada. Physical nexus means that a business has a tangible presence or activity in a state. Economic nexus means a business has met a state’s economic threshold for total revenue or the number of sale transactions.
Do you have physical nexus in Nevada?
Nevada considers a seller to have physical nexus if they meet any of these requirements:
- An office or place of business in the state
- An employee present in the state
- Goods in a warehouse
- Ownership of real or personal property
- Delivery of merchandise in Nevada in vehicles
- Independent contractors or other representatives in Nevada
The Nevada Department of Taxation offers additional guidelines and context about what constitutes sales tax nexus in Nevada.
Do you have economic nexus in Nevada?
Effective October 1, 2018, Nevada considers vendors who make more than $100,000 in sales annually in the state or more than 200 transactions in the state in the previous or current calendar year to have economic nexus. These vendors must collect sales tax from buyers in the state.
Nevada provides additional guidelines about economic nexus guidance for sellers. TaxJar offers insights about economic nexus in each state.
Is what you’re selling taxable?
Services in Nevada are generally not taxable. However, if the service you provide is necessary to complete the sale of a tangible personal property, you may need to collect (and remit) sales tax on products.
Tangible products are taxable in Nevada, with a few exemptions. These sales tax exemptions include groceries, prescription medicine and medical devices, and some machinery.
Is SaaS taxable in Nevada?
SaaS is non-taxable in Nevada.
How to get a sales tax permit in Nevada
Sellers are encouraged to use the Nevada Tax Center. Or visit our registration page to request that TaxJar manage your Nevada registration.
You can also download the Nevada Business Registration form and fill out the Supplemental Registration portion. Mail the form to:
Nevada Department of Taxation
Compliance Division
1550 College Parkway
Carson City, Nevada 89706
Nevada requires that businesses include the following information when registering for a sales tax permit:
- DBA (as shown on the Nevada Business Registration form)
- Estimated total monthly receipts
- Estimated total Nevada monthly TAXABLE receipts
- Reporting cycle choice
- Total Nevada business locations
- Information for business registration, such as Social Security Number, address, list of owners, partners, and description of your business
The state of Nevada charges $15.00 per application for a sales tax permit. Other business registration fees may apply.
Use the Streamlined Sale Tax™ Registration System (SSTRS)
Nevada is a Streamlined Sales Tax™ Member state. The Streamlined Sales Tax™ Registration System provides a central hub for sales tax permit registration in member states, simplifying this process for online businesses that have economic nexus across many different states. Businesses can register on the system and apply for a license in any member state. The SSTRS also offers businesses the opportunity to contract with a Certified Service Provider™ (CSP™ ), who serves as a sales tax concierge and offers guidance and support to businesses in all the states where they are registered through the SSTRS.
Collecting sales tax
The sales tax rate you collect in Nevada depends on the final destination of your product, as Nevada is a destination-based state.
How to collect sales tax in Nevada if you are based in Nevada
Nevada is a destination-based sales tax state. If you live in Nevada, collecting sales tax is based on where your customer lives. Use TaxJar’s Sales Tax Calculator to look up the local sales tax rate.
How to collect sales tax in Nevada if you are not based in Nevada
Nevada wants sellers who are based outside of Nevada but made a sale into Nevada from outside the state to charge sales tax based on the destination of the buyer. Remember that once your business meets the economic nexus requirements of Nevada, sales tax must be collected and remitted to the state.
Should you collect sales tax on shipping charges in Nevada?
Most e-commerce sellers are required to charge sales tax on shipping charges in Nevada. Check out our explanation of sales tax on shipping in Nevada.
When are returns due?
When you file and pay Nevada sales tax depends on your assigned filing frequency and your state’s due dates.
How often will you file sales tax returns in Nevada?
States assign you a filing frequency when you register for your sales tax permit. In most states, how often you file sales tax is based on the amount of sales tax you collect from buyers in the state.
In Nevada, you will be required to file and remit sales tax either monthly, quarterly, or annually.
Nevada sales tax returns are always due the last day of the month following the reporting period. If the filing due date falls on a weekend or holiday, sales tax is generally due the next business day.
Filing sales tax
When your business needs to file sales tax in Nevada, follow these simple steps:
- Calculate how much sales tax you owe
- File a sales tax return
- Make a payment
How to calculate how much sales tax you we in Nevada
Calculating how much sales tax you should remit to the state of Nevada is easy with TaxJar’s Nevada sales tax report. Connect the channels through which you sell – including Amazon, eBay, Shopify, Square and more – and we’ll calculate exactly how much sales tax you collected. All the information you need to file your Nevada sales tax return will be waiting for you in TaxJar. All you have to do is login.
How to file and pay sales tax in Nevada
You have three options for filing and paying your Nevada sales tax:
- File online at the Nevada Department of Taxation. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- File by mail You can use Form TXR-01.01c and file and pay through the mail.
- AutoFile – Let TaxJar file your sales tax for you. We take care of the payments, too. You’ll never have to worry about spreadsheets, calculations, or filling out complex sales tax returns.