P-Card Sales Tax Exemption

It is the cardholder’s responsibility to make the vendor aware of the university’s tax-exempt status. We are exempt from the Missouri State Sales Tax!

Missouri State University is exempt from paying Missouri sales or use tax pursuant to Section 144.030.2(20), RSMo. The Missouri Tax I.D. Number is: 10281541.

To assist in getting the sales tax exemption, the exempt number is printed on the P-Card itself. It is also listed on the credit card sleeve that is provided along with a new card.

The cardholder is required to have the state sales tax exemption for vendors within Missouri. For transactions with vendors outside of Missouri, it is recommended to ask if the vendor will honor the Missouri sales tax exemption.

If a transaction is charged Missouri state sales tax it is the responsibility of the cardholder to get the tax credited back to the card. If the vendor provides cash/check for the tax refund, it will need to be submitted to the Bursar’s office along with a money received report to be processed. If the vendor does not credit back the sales tax, it is the responsibility of the cardholder to reimburse the budget. The money received report will need to be completed and provided to the Bursar’s office along with the payment. 

Some vendors require a separate sales tax-exempt card to be obtained from them to avail the exemption. The cardholder will need to take a copy of the university’s sales tax-exempt letter to the customer service desk to get the sales tax-exempt card. Currently, this applies to Walmart, Best Buy and Hobby Lobby.

Office Depot Business Account:

The Office Depot Business Account will provide sales tax exemption on all purchases made through the business account.

Amazon Business Account:

Missouri State University’s Amazon Business account is setup to for Sales Tax-Exemption. You will have to be on the Missouri State University Amazon Business account to get the sales tax-exemption.

We only get the sales tax exemption on ‘Amazon Fulfilled’ items. A good way to filter those items is by clicking on the ‘Amazon Prime’ filter option on the search results. Third-party vendors on Amazon will charge sales tax that we are not exempt from, it is allowed to be paid for on the P-Card. We are getting as much of a sales tax exemption through the Amazon Business account.