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Flea Markets & New Jersey Sales Tax
Publication ANJ–15 

Introduction 

The New Jersey Sales and Use Tax Act provides that most sales of tangible personal property are subject to tax. These sales include regular and occasional or seasonal sales such as those taking place at flea markets. 

Registration 

New Jersey law requires all businesses that will be collecting sales tax or purchasing property for resale to register with the State for tax purposes at least 15 business days before starting business. To register, an Application for Business Registration (Form NJ-REG) must be filed. You will receive a New Jersey Certificate of Authority (Form CA-1) for sales tax if you have indicated on your application that you will collect sales tax or purchase materials for resale. This certificate is your authorization from the State of New Jersey to collect sales tax and issue or accept exemption certificates. In most cases, both the seller and the buyer must be registered with New Jersey to issue and/or accept exemption certificates.
A Public Records Filing may also be required depending upon the type of business ownership. For more information on Public Records Filing call 609-292-9292. 

Owners and Operators of Flea Markets 

Owners and operators of flea markets are required to register with New Jersey and pay any applicable State taxes. They are also required to charge and collect the sales tax on the sale or rental of any taxable tangible personal property sold or rented to concessionaires, lessees or others (i.e., display counters, racks, tables, etc.). Items for rental or resale may be purchased without paying sales tax provided a valid New Jersey Resale Certificate (Form ST-3) is issued to the supplier. The rental charges for space within the flea market are not subject to sales tax. If the rental charge includes tangible personal property as part of the charge for the space, then the flea market operator is not holding such property out for rental, and is not entitled to use a resale certificate when purchasing the property.
Examples: (1) Bob’s Flea Market advertises available space for rent. The ad quotes a price of $10.00 for a space without a table and $12.00 for a space with a table. The rental charge for either space is not subject to sales tax. Here, the flea market operator is not renting the tables as such, and should have paid sales tax when they were purchased, or a compensating use tax. (2) The Greenview Flea Market advertises their available space at a price of $10.00 and charges a separate $2.00 rental fee for a table. In this case, the $10.00 space rental is exempt from sales tax and the $2.00 charge for renting a table is taxable.
Owners and operators of flea markets should inform all concessionaires, licensees or lessees using space or equipment at the flea market to sell taxable tangible personal property that (1) they are required to be registered with New Jersey and (2) they must collect and remit sales tax to the State on their taxable sales. Registered vendors must display their New Jersey Certificate of Authority at their sales location at all times. 

Seasonal, Occasional and Casual Sales 

Persons regularly engaged in the business of selling taxable tangible property, taxable services or readyto-eat foods are considered to be vendors under the New Jersey sales tax law and are required to register and collect and remit sales tax. Registration is required even if the sales are only made on a seasonal basis (e.g., Christmas trees) or if they are only made occasionally (e.g., by an artist or craftsman who periodically sells handmade items at shows) during the year.
Sales by persons making isolated or occasional sales of items of tangible personal property which were purchased by them for their own use are considered to be “casual sales” and are not subject to tax.
Examples of casual sales are one-time sales of household items, children’s toys, tools, etc. at a yard sale, garage sale, or through a classified ad.
Persons regularly engaged in the sale of merchandise at flea markets are presumed to be in the business of making retail sales and, therefore, are required to be registered with New Jersey and to charge, collect and remit New Jersey sales tax. The Certificate of Authority to collect sales tax must be displayed at all times.

Concessionaires, Licensees and Lessees 

Concessionaires, licensees and lessees are required to register with New Jersey if they sell taxable tangible personal property or services.
The Certificate of Authority issued to a vendor (concessionaire) is required to be displayed at the table, stand, motor vehicle or other merchandising device used at their business location. These certificates are nonassignable and nontransferable and must be returned to the State immediately upon termination of the business.
A vendor who has a permanent place of business other than at a flea market should apply for a duplicate Certificate of Authority to display at the flea market location. 

Resale Certificates 

Businesses may purchase tangible personal property either for resale in its present form or for incorporation into other property held for sale without paying sales tax. The exemption also applies to the purchase of services performed on tangible personal property held for sale. When purchasing tax exempt goods or services, a retailer or wholesaler must issue one of the following New Jersey exemption certificates to the supplier.
Businesses Registered in New Jersey: Businesses with locations, employees, independent contractors, leased tangible personal property, or sales and service activities in New Jersey are required to register with New Jersey. Businesses registered with New Jersey should issue a New Jersey Resale Certificate (Form ST-3) when making tax exempt purchases of goods and services intended for resale. This includes out-of-State businesses that are not required to register in New Jersey but choose to do so.
Qualified Out-of-State Vendors: Qualified out-of-State vendors may make tax exempt purchases in New Jersey of goods or services purchased for resale. When the qualified out-of-State vendor carries the goods away with him from the point of sale, or sends his own vehicle or messenger to pick them up in New Jersey, the only acceptable resale certificate for a qualified out-of-State vendor to use is the Resale Certificate for Non-New Jersey Vendors (Form ST-3NR). The ST-3NR requires the person picking up the merchandise to provide acceptable identification (i.e., driver’s license of any state in the United States, major credit card including photograph, or any identification card including a number and a photograph and the bearer’s address). “Qualified out-of-State vendors” are vendors that (1) are not registered with New Jersey (2) are not required to be registered with New Jersey and (3) are registered with another state.
Suppliers accepting an exemption certificate must always be registered with New Jersey and must collect sales tax when a purchaser does not issue the appropriate exemption certificate. For more information on exemption certificates, request Tax Topic Bulletin S&U-6, Sales Tax Exemption Certificates. 

For More Information 

For more information on flea markets and New Jersey sales tax, contact the Division’s Customer Service Center at 609-292-6400, e-mail us at taxation@tax.state.nj.us, or write to:
NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF TAXATION
INFORMATION AND PUBLICATIONS BRANCH
PO BOX 281
TRENTON NJ 08695-0281 

The following Division of Taxation publications provide additional information on topics mentioned in this bulletin: S&U-7, Filing Sales & Use Tax Returns, ANJ-7, Use Tax in New Jersey, and MISC-3, Starting Business in New Jersey.
Many State tax forms and publications are now available, both by fax and through the World Wide Web.
Call NJ TaxFax at 609-826-4500 from your fax machine’s phone, or access the Division’s home page via your computer’s modem at: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/

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