(a) Notwithstanding §§ 67-6-601 and 67-6-602, a person may register using the central electronic registration system provided by Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement governing board; furthermore, the commissioner shall permit a person to register through an agent under procedures adopted by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement governing board.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-6-608

  • Commissioner: means and includes the commissioner of revenue or the commissioner's duly authorized assistants. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Person: includes any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, any governmental agency whose services are essentially a private commercial concern, or other group or combination acting as a unit, in the plural as well as the singular number. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • 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
  • Use: means and includes the exercise of any right or power over tangible personal property incident to the ownership thereof, except that it does not include the sale at retail of that property in the regular course of business. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
  • Use tax: includes the "use" "consumption" "distribution" and "storage" as defined in this section. See Tennessee Code 67-6-102
(b) By registering using the central electronic system, the seller agrees to collect and remit sales and use taxes for all taxable sales sourced to Tennessee. If Tennessee ceases to be a member of the agreement, the seller remains liable to remit all taxes previously collected on sales sourced to this state.
(c) The fact that a person has registered pursuant to this section shall not be used in determining whether the person has sufficient nexus with the state so as to be subject to any tax at any time.
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