Sales/Use Tax

Items sold by BBQ Guys and shipped to locations in the US, including territories may be subject to tax. Below is a non-exhaustive list of states BBQ Guys is required to collect and remit sales tax to:

• Alabama*
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

* The State of Alabama created the Simplified Sellers Use Tax program (SSUT) under Statute § 40-23-192. The SSUT program allows eligible sellers to collect, report and remit a flat eight percent (8%) sellers use tax on all sales made into Alabama.

** No tax is charged when purchasing gift cards; however, purchases paid for with gift cards may be subject to tax.

How tax is calculated

The amount of tax charged on your order depends on many factors, including the following:

• The identity of the seller
• The shipment or delivery address of your order

These factors can change between the time you place an order and when your shipment is complete. As a result, the tax calculated on your order may change.

The tax rate applied to your order will be the combined state and local rates of the address where your order is delivered to or fulfilled from. For example, if you live in a state that does not impose a sales tax, you may still see tax calculated on your order if shipped to another state.

Tax Exempt Status

Each state has specific laws regarding tax-exemption. Examples might be resellers, distributors, or pro customers who sell directly to end-users

Tax-exempt certificates will be accepted based on each state’s tax exemption laws. We reserve the right to not accept a tax-exemption certificate based on specific state law. Having a tax-exempt certificate does not necessarily guarantee that you will be able to use it on all purchases. We must honor each state’s laws concerning sales tax and tax-exempt status.

Claiming Your Tax Exemption

If you have a tax-exemption certificate and would like to claim tax-exemption on a purchase, please call us at 1-877-743-2269. You will need a valid, current tax resale certificate or other tax-exemption certificate provided by your state. A BBQGuys representative will email you a simple form to fill out with your business name, address, and other information found on your tax-exemption certificate. Your representative will be able to assist you in filling out the form and can provide a quote for your purchase without sales tax.

Once you have returned the completed form to your BBQGuys representative, your information will be verified and entered into our tax software. This process can take up to 2 business days to complete, so it is best to return the completed form as soon as possible to avoid delays. When the process is complete, BBQGuys will notify you by email that you are ready to make tax-free purchases.

Once you have received confirmation, you can make your purchase and any future purchases using your BBQGuys account online or by phone and will not be charged sales or use tax. Only purchases made using your personal, registered BBQGuys account will be eligible for tax-exemption. You do not need to complete this process for every purchase but will need to provide us with an updated tax resale certificate or tax-exemption certificate on a yearly basis to maintain your tax-exempt status. BBQGuys will notify you by email when your tax-exemption certificate has lapsed and an updated certificate is needed.

State Tax-Free Weekends

Some state have tax-free shopping holidays. BBQGuys uses a third-party software to automatically detect and honor states’ tax-free holidays. Our tax software will automatically calculate sales or use tax depending on the shipping addresses used at checkout.