If I am registered, why must I sometimes pay tax at an event instead of when I file my form ST-1?
Collecting tax at an event ensures that the local government where the event is held receives the money that is due them. If you are a registered retailer and you pay tax to a collection agent at a special event, the following steps describe how to file your Form ST-1 for the tax period during which the special event took place:
- Include the receipts from the special event your total receipts reported on Line 1.
- Write the total amount of the receipts, including tax, from the special event on Item 16 (other) of the Worksheet for Line 2. Identify this figures as "special event collections." Write the sum of your total deductions, including tax, on Line 2.
- Figure the tax due based on the resulting amount of receipts in Line 3.
- If you are required to file an ST-2 schedule, do not report the receipts from the special event on your ST-2.
- Do not show any tax you paid a the event as a credit on the front of your return.
