Please note: This blog was originally published in 2021. It’s since been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.
You’ve done the hard work of calculating and collecting sales tax from your customers. Now what do you do with it? Turns out – like most things when it comes to sales tax — each state has a different process for filing. So, if you are looking for how to file sales tax in each state and ensure it ends up in the right place — we’ve got your back. Below you’ll find each state (that has sales tax!) and the information you need to file your sales tax returns correctly.
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The Alabama Department of Revenue requires that online sellers file sales tax online. You can file My Alabama Taxes (MAT).
If you are remitting more than $750 in one payment, Alabama requires you to pay via electronic funds transfer (EFT) through My Alabama Taxes ONE SPOT.
Note: If paying by EFT Alabama requires that the funds must be transmitted on or before 4pm CT on the day that sales tax is due or be considered late.
But if you are remitting less than $750 and want to pay by mail, just mail your check to this address: Alabama Department of Revenue Sales & Use Tax Division P. O. Box 327790 Montgomery, AL 36132-7790
File online at the Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax Commision. You can remit your payment through their online system.
You have two options for filing and paying your Arizona sales tax:
- File online – File online at the Arizona Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- File by mail – You can use Form TPT-EZ if you live in-state, or TPT-2 if you live out-of-state and file and pay through the mail, though you must file and pay online if your tax liability in the previous year was $1,000,000 or more.
You have two options for filing and paying your Arkansas sales tax:
- File online – File online at the Arkansas Taxpayer Access Point (ATAP). You can remit your payment through their online system.
- File by mail – You can use Form ET-1 and file and pay through the mail. To file this way you must contact the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration at 501-682-7104 and a form ET-1 will be mailed to you. Here are instructions for filling out Arkansas sales tax form ET-1.
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Get startedYou have two options for filing your sales tax:
- File online – You can remit your sales tax payment through the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration’s online system. This step-by-step guide shows you how to file your California sales tax return the easy way.
- File by mail – You can use California’s short form sales and use tax return and file through the mail, though you must pay online if your estimated monthly tax liability is $10,000 or more.
You have two options for filing your sales tax:
- File online at the Colorado Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- File by mail – you can also fill out form DR-0100 and mail it in to the Colorado Department of Revenue.
As an added bonus, Colorado has also provided a list of common sales tax filing errors you may want to be on the lookout for.
File online at the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services. Connecticut requires that taxpayers pay electronically through their online system.
You have a few options for filing and paying your Washington, D.C. sales tax:
- File online – File online with D.C. Freefile. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- File by mail – You can use paper form FR-800A to file and pay annually, FR-800Q to file and pay quarterly, and FR-800M to file and pay monthly.
You have two options for filing and paying your Florida sales tax:
- File online: File online at the Florida Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- File by mail: You can use Form DR-15 and file and pay through the mail.
You have two options for filing and paying your Georgia sales tax:
- File online File online at the Georgia Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- File by mail You can use Form ST-3, and file and pay through the mail.
File online at the Hawaii Tax Online. You can remit your payment through their online system.
You have two options for filing and paying your Idaho sales tax:
- File online – File online at the Idaho State Tax Commission’s Taxpayer Access Point (TAP). You can remit your payment through their online system.
- File by mail – You can use Form 850 and file and pay through the mail. Idaho will mail you a personalized Form 850.
You have two options for filing and paying your Illinois sales tax:
- File online – File online at MyTax Illinois. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- File by mail – You can use Form ST-1 and file and pay through the mail.
File online at the Indiana Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system.
File online at the Iowa Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system.
You have two options for filing and paying your Kansas sales tax:
- File online – File online at the Kansas Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system. (If you’ve never used this system before, you may have to contact the Kansas Department of Revenue for your access code.)
- File by mail – You can use Form ST-16 for single jurisdiction filers or Form ST-36 for multiple jurisdiction filers and file and pay through the mail.
File online at the Kentucky Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system.
To file and pay your Louisiana sales tax you have some options:
- File online at the Louisiana Taxpayer Access Point: You can remit your payment through their online system.
- Pay by credit card.
To file and pay your Maine sales tax you have some options:
- File online at the Maine Department of Revenue with Maine I-File. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- File by mail using form ST-7
File online File online at the Maryland Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system.
You have two options for filing and paying your Massachusetts sales tax:
- File online – File online at the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system. Businesses with more than $5,000 in tax liability must use this method to file.
- File by mail – Fill out and mail in form ST-9
You have two options for filing and paying your Michigan sales tax:
- File online – File online at the Michigan Treasury Online. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- File by mail – You can use Form 5080 and file and pay through the mail, though this form is only applicable for monthly or quarterly filers.
You have two options for filing and paying your Minnesota sales tax:
- File online – File online at the Minnesota Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system. If you have a sales and use tax liability of $10,000 or more in the state’s fiscal year (July 1 June 30), you must pay all taxes electronically beginning with the next calendar year.
- File by phone – Call 1-800- 570-3329 to file by touch-tone phone. If you have a sales and use tax liability of $10,000 or more in the state’s fiscal year (July 1 – June 30), you must pay all taxes electronically beginning with the next calendar year.
File online at the Mississippi Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system
You have two options for filing and paying your Missouri sales tax:
- File online – File online at the Missouri Department of Revenue. (If filing from out of state, choose “Vendor’s Use Tax.”) You can remit your payment through their online system. High-volume sellers (who have made payments of $8,000 or more in the prior tax year) are required to file online. In some cases, quarterly filers may be required to pay online, too.
- File by mail – You can use Form 53-1 and file and pay through the mail. The Missouri Department of Revenue will issue you this form. You will not receive paper returns in the mail if you have previously filed electronically (unless you contact the department and request future paper returns.)
You have two options for filing and paying your Nebraska sales tax:
- File Form 10 online at the Nebraska Department of Revenue. You can also remit your payment through Nebraska E-Pay.
- You can use Form 10 and file and pay through the mail.
You have two options for filing and paying your Nevada sales tax:
- File online at the Nevada Department of Taxation. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- You can use Form TXR-01.01c and file and pay through the mail.
You have two options for filing and paying your New Jersey sales tax:
- File online at the New Jersey Division of Taxation. You can remit your payment through their online system. Check here for our step-by-step guide to filing a New Jersey sales tax return.
- You can use ST-50 and file and pay through the mail.
Click the E-File link and file online.
File online at the New York Department of Taxation and Finance. You must also remit your payment through their online system.
You have two options for filing and paying your North Carolina sales tax:
- File online at the North Carolina Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- You can use form E-500 and file and pay through the mail, but North Carolina encourages all sellers to pay online.
You have two options for filing and paying your North Dakota sales tax:
- File online at North Dakota Taxpayer Access Point (TAP). You can remit your payment through their online system.
You have two options for filing and paying your Ohio sales tax:
- The state of Ohio requires merchants to file sales tax online. You can file sales tax online at the Ohio Department of Taxation, and also remit your payment through their online system.
- FIll out form UST-1, though Ohio encourages sellers to file online
You have two options for filing and paying your Oklahoma sales tax:
- File online at OK Tap. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- You can use form STS-20002 to file on paper and by mail. Keep in mind that filers who pay more than $2500 per month are required by Oklahoma to file online.
You have two options for filing and paying your Pennsylvania sales tax:
- File online at the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- File over the telephone- 1-800-748-8299
You have two options for filing and paying your Rhode Island sales tax:
- File online at the Rhode Island Division of Taxation.. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- You can use the Rhode Island Streamlined Sales Tax Return and file and pay through the mail, though you must file and pay online if your tax liability in the previous year was $200 or more.
File online at the South Carolina Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system.
File online at the South Dakota Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system.
You have two options for filing and paying your Tennessee sales tax:
- File online at the Tennessee Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system. Check here for our step-by-step guide to filing your Tennessee sales tax return.
- Fill out and mail Tennessee form SLS-450
You have two options for filing and paying your Texas sales tax:
- File online at the “TxComptroller eSystems” site. You can remit your payment through their online system. Click here for a step-by-step guide to filing your Texas sales tax returns.
- You can also download a Texas Sales and Use tax return here.
You have two options for filing and paying your Utah sales tax:
- File and Pay Online
- After a sales tax license has been issued, the Tax Commission will mail a personalized return to each seller, unless the seller has elected to not receive paper returns. If a seller does not receive a paper return, it is the seller’s responsibility to obtain blank forms, file all appropriate return forms, and remit taxes by the due date. Returns must be filed even if no tax liability is due for a particular filing period.
You have two options for filing and paying your Vermont sales tax:
- Pay online using myVTax portal.
- Send in a payment via mail to: Vermont Department of Taxes PO Box 1779, Montpelier, VT 05601-1779
You have two options for filing and paying your Virginia sales tax:
- File and pay through the Virginia Department of Taxation’s VATAX Online Service for Business. You can also remit your sales tax payment through their online system.
- Fill out and mail form ST-8 (for out-of-state sellers) or ST-9 (for in-state sellers with one location)
You have two options for filing and paying your Washington sales tax:
- File online at the Washington Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- You can use various forms to file and pay through the mail.
You have a few options for filing and paying your West Virginia sales tax:
- File online at MyTaxes.
- Other payment options here.
You have two options for filing and paying your Wisconsin sales tax:
- File online at the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. You can remit your payment through their online system.
- Fill out Wisconsin form ST-12 and mail it in
You have a few options for filing and paying your Wyoming sales tax:
- The Excise Tax Division offers an internet filing option (WYIFS) for online filing.
