My business is located outside the US. Why are you charging me tax?
The United States of America (“USA”) does not have a national sales tax or a VAT. The tax that INSPIRE charges on our invoices to our customers for events occurring in the USA is not USA federal tax, but instead state sales tax. Consequently, exemption from the tax is not available under international tax treaties with the USA.
USA state sales tax is levied based upon where products and/or services are used and/or consumed. Since your company will participate / has participated in a live event within the USA, the applicable tax laws are the sales tax laws of the USA state in which the event occurs. Your enterprise being based in or predominantly doing business outside the USA does not change the applicability of the USA state’s sales tax law to your enterprise.
INSPIRE collects the tax on our invoices and remits it to the various Departments of Revenue in those jurisdictions in which we operate. Should you have any additional questions regarding the applicability of those taxes to international customers, a list of contact information for the taxing authorities in those states can be found here.
USA state sales tax is levied based upon where products and/or services are used and/or consumed. Since your company will participate / has participated in a live event within the USA, the applicable tax laws are the sales tax laws of the USA state in which the event occurs. Your enterprise being based in or predominantly doing business outside the USA does not change the applicability of the USA state’s sales tax law to your enterprise.
INSPIRE collects the tax on our invoices and remits it to the various Departments of Revenue in those jurisdictions in which we operate. Should you have any additional questions regarding the applicability of those taxes to international customers, a list of contact information for the taxing authorities in those states can be found here.