Tufts University is exempt from Massachusetts State Sales Tax and also has tax exemptions in CT, ME, IL, FL, RI and NY.
A supplier doing business with the University for the first time will request a copy of the Tufts exemption certificate. Suppliers doing business with the University on a regular basis will request a copy of this form annually for their own records.
SHOULD YOU REQUIRE THE TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE FOR TUFTS UNIVERSITY, PLEASE REQUEST A COPY HERE .
Goods and services purchased from out-of-state suppliers for delivery and use in Massachusetts are exempt from sales tax if they are used in the conduct of the University's exempt enterprise (i.e. education and research).
The University is not exempt from the room tax levied by hotels, motels and inns in Massachusetts or any other state or city charging room tax.
Massachusetts Meals Tax. The University is exempt from Mass Meals Tax if all of the following conditions are met:
- the meals are for students, employees, or guests of the University,
- the meals are used in the conduct of the University's exempt enterprise (i.e.education and research),
- the University is billed directly by the outside caterer, restaurant, or hotel,
- the University pays the entire bill directly,
- no amount is paid by the consumers of the meal, and
- the supplier takes from the University a properly completed Exempt Purchaser Certificate (Form ST-5), keeps a record of the price of each separate sale, the name of the purchaser, the date of each separate sale, and the number of the University's Exempt Purchaser Certificate.
