Customers purchasing on RuralKing.com and shipping to Alabama, Colorado, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, or Vermont may have consumer use tax obligations.
| State | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Alabama | If tax is not collected on your order, the state of Alabama requires that an Alabama purchaser file a sales and use tax return at the end of the year reporting all taxable purchases that were not taxed and pay the taxes associated with those purchases. The purchase is not exempt from Alabama sales or use tax merely because it is made over the Internet. |
| Colorado | If tax is not collected on your order, the state of Colorado requires that a Colorado purchaser file a sales and use tax return at the end of the year reporting all taxable purchases that were not taxed and pay the taxes associated with those purchases. The purchase is not exempt from Colorado sales or use tax merely because it is made over the Internet. |
| Kentucky | You may owe Kentucky use tax on your purchase if tax was not collected on your order. You can pay Kentucky use tax directly to the Department of Revenue on purchases if they are not otherwise exempt. |
| Louisiana | You may owe Louisiana use tax on your purchase if tax was not collected on your order. Louisiana law requires that use tax be paid annually on the individual income tax return or through other means. The purchase is not exempt from Louisiana use tax merely because it is made over the Internet. |
| Oklahoma | Tax may be reported and paid on the Oklahoma individual income tax return [Form 511] or by filing a consumer use tax return [Form 21-1]. The referenced forms and corresponding instructions are available on the Oklahoma Tax Commission website. |
| Puerto Rico | You may owe Puerto Rico use tax on your purchase if tax was not collected on your order. You can file an Import Declaration and Tax on Imports Monthly Return and report and pay any use tax due. |
| South Carolina | You may owe South Carolina use tax on your purchase based on the total sales price of the purchase. You may visit www.sctax.org to pay the use tax or you may report and pay the tax on your South Carolina Income Tax form. |
| South Dakota | Tax may be reported and paid on the South Dakota use tax form. The use tax form and corresponding instructions are available on the South Dakota Department of Revenue website. |
| Vermont | You may owe Vermont use tax on your purchase if tax is not collected on your order. The state of Vermont requires that a Vermont purchaser pay use tax due on nonexempt purchases on his or her tax return. |