by Sarah Craig February 15, 2025
This blog post will walk you through registering for your sales tax license in the state of Idaho. Check out our resource guide for businesses for more information about Idaho sales tax .
According to the Idaho State Tax Commission: “Idaho law requires retailers who are doing business in Idaho to get a seller’s permit and collect sales tax on the sale of goods they ship or deliver to customers in Idaho.
You’re considered to be doing business in Idaho if you have a physical presence in the state (whether permanent or temporary). This includes:
Presence can also be established by the relationship of one business to another that is doing business in Idaho. If a parent, subsidiary or other commonly-owned company is in business in Idaho, then all other members of the same group that are in a similar line of business are subject to Idaho’s sales tax laws.”
Register online with the Idaho Business Registration (IBR) application .
You can also print out this paper IBR-1 form and mail it to:
Idaho Business Registration
Boise, ID 83722-0410
Let TaxJar manage your sales tax registrations
Before you can collect sales tax from customers, you must first register for a sales tax permit with the state. However, this process can be cumbersome and time consuming. See how TaxJar can manage this registration process for you.
Registering for a sales and use tax license in Idaho is free, but you may be required to pay other business registration fees. For example, Idaho instructs businesses applying for a sales tax license to also apply with the Idaho Secretary of State.
While, unlike many states, Idaho doesn’t specify a time frame for receiving your business license, most states will send a paper business license within 10 business days to 4 weeks, and many give you an electronic business license immediately or within 10 days after application online.
Idaho does not require sellers to renew their sales tax permits.
TaxJar can handle the registration process for you. Visit our registration page to request our team of experts manage your sales tax registration on your behalf.
It's time to solve your tax complexity
Talk to a TaxJar expert about automating your sales tax compliance.