U.S. Sales Tax Exemptions
The IEEE has been granted exemption from paying sales taxes on purchases made in the following 17 states:
- Colorado (PDF, 647 KB) - not valid for conferences
- District of Columbia (PDF, 129 KB)
- Florida (PDF, 453 KB)
- Kentucky (PDF, 67 KB)
- Maryland (PDF, 61 KB)
- Massachusetts (PDF, 641 KB)
- Michigan (PDF, 605 KB)
- Missouri (PDF, 697 KB)
- New Jersey (PDF, 445 KB)
- New Mexico (PDF, 19 KB)
- New York (PDF, 587 KB)
- Ohio (PDF, 32 KB)
- Tennessee (PDF, 120 KB)
- Texas (PDF, 113 KB)
- Vermont (PDF, 452 KB)
- Virginia (PDF, 300 KB) - cannot be used for meals, lodging, and meeting room rentals
- Wisconsin (PDF, 195 KB)
To obtain exemption from sales and use taxes in the above states, simply refer to the attached respective state instructions on IEEE letterhead. If you have any further questions, please contact the Tax Department at: tax-compliance@ieee.org.


