(a) Dealers with a physical presence in this state shall register with the department to collect and remit tax in accordance with this chapter.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-6-524

  • Dealer: means every person, as used in this chapter, including Model 1, Model 2, and Model 3 sellers, where the context requires, who:
    (A) Manufactures or produces tangible personal property for sale at retail, for use, consumption, distribution, or for storage to be used or consumed in this state. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Dealers with no physical presence in this state shall register with the department to collect and remit tax in accordance with this chapter if the dealer engages in the regular or systematic solicitation of consumers in this state through any means and made sales that exceeded one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to consumers in this state during the previous twelve-month period. Such dealers shall begin to collect and remit the tax by the first day of the third calendar month following the month in which this threshold was met; provided, however, that this subsection (b) does not require a dealer to collect the tax for sales made before October 1, 2020.