What Is Streamlined Sales Tax?

Streamlined Sales Tax is an initiative adopted by the State of Oklahoma and many other states to create a nationwide, simplified system to bring uniformity to definitions of items in the sales tax base, significantly reduce the paperwork burden on retailers, and incorporate new technology to modernize many administrative procedures.

Although the sales tax is traditionally viewed as one that is assessed by retailers at the cash register, the Streamlined Sales Tax System also incorporates simplifications aimed at assisting other industries that collect and remit tax on behalf of the state. The simplified system will eliminate much of the guesswork for retailers and states in, among other things, determining the taxability of items and which jurisdiction imposes the tax.

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