Will I be charged Sales Tax?

We are legally required to collect sales tax in Texas where Alpha Memory, Inc. is been located. If your order is being shipped to Texas, it will include a %8.25 sales tax. Sales tax is also added to Postage and Handling (Shipping) charges. Orders shipped to any other state will not be charged sales tax.

What is required to not be charged the Texas Sales tax?

Your order will have sales tax calculated on it unless one of the following items applies to you:

1. Your order is shipped to any state beside Texas, where we do not have a taxable presence.
Sales tax is based on the Ship-To address on the order. If you live in and have your order billed to a non-taxable state, but are having your parts shipped to Texas, tax will be added to your order.

2. You are purchasing the parts to be resold by you, and you have provided Alpha Memory, Inc. (AMI) with a completed resale or exemption certificate.
In order to make a tax-exempt sale, AMI is required to have a properly completed Texas Sales & Use Tax Exemption Certificate. This form must be submitted, reviewed and entered prior to the shipment of your order to qualify for exempt status. Click here to go to a Fill-in Texas Resale Certificate form.

3. Your business entity is considered tax exempt by the State of Texas, and you have provided AMI with a completed exemption certificate, or other documentation allowed by Texas State Comptroller.
Examples of typically exempt entities include churches, hospitals, libraries, schools, universities, state and local governments etc. To see if your organization is Tax Exempt go to Exempt Organization Search Form.

4. You are purchasing for official Federal Government uses.
The Federal Government is exempt from state sales taxes. There are exceptions to this rule determined by who actually pays for the item. There can also be special rules regarding contractors for the Federal Government. You should consult your tax advisor or Texas State Comptroller if you have questions relating to Federal Government contractors.

If you are making a purchase using a Federal Government credit card, you need to be aware that only certain cards will allow AMI to make a tax exempt sale to you. Only cards that are paid directly by the government will qualify. Travel, and other cards will not qualify for the exemption.

There are no exceptions to the requirement to pay sales tax unless a purchaser fits one of the above categories. If there are questions on documentation, they can be submitted to tax.help@cpa.state.tx.us.