Tax Exemption with HostGPO

If your business is tax exempt or holds a resale certificate, you may be able to place tax exempt orders with certain HostGPO partners.

Because HostGPO works with many vendors, tax exemption availability depends on the partner you are ordering from and the state the order ships to.

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Important to Know

Tax exemption through HostGPO is:

• Partner specific

• State specific

• Not supported by every partner

Some partners allow HostGPO to help process tax exemption. Others require members to set up tax exemption directly with the vendor.

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How Tax Exemption Works

If tax exemption is available for a partner, you will be asked to provide a resale certificate or tax exemption certificate for the shipping state.

Depending on the partner:

• Tax may be removed from the order once your certificate is approved

• Tax may appear at checkout and be refunded after verification

• The partner may require you to set up tax exemption directly with them

Once tax exemption is verified for a partner, future orders are usually easier to process.

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Partners That Do Not Support Tax Exemption Through HostGPO

Some partners do not support combining tax exemption with the HostGPO discount:

• Crate & Barrel

• CB2

• TOV

For these partners, taxes are applied according to the vendor’s policies and cannot be removed or refunded by HostGPO.

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How to Request Tax Exemption

If you would like to set up tax exemption for a partner, email us at [e-mail] and include:

• Partner name

• Shipping state

• Your resale certificate or tax exemption certificate

Our team will confirm whether tax exemption is available and provide the next steps.