Section 297A.72 Exemption Certificates

MINNESOTA STATUTES AND CODES

Section 297A.72 Exemption Certificates

297A.72 EXEMPTION CERTIFICATES.

Subdivision 1.

[Repealed, 2003 c 127 art 6 s 18]

Subd. 2.Content and form of exemption certificate.

An exemption certificate must be substantially in the form prescribed by the commissioner. To be fully completed, the exemption certificate must:

(1) either be signed by the purchaser if it is a paper form, or meet the requirements of section 270C.304 if in electronic form;

(2) bear the name and address of the purchaser;

(3) indicate the identification number issued to the purchaser as follows:

(i) the purchaser's Minnesota tax identification number;

(ii) if the purchaser does not have a Minnesota tax identification number, then the purchaser's state tax identification number that is issued by a state other than Minnesota, and the name of that state;

(iii) if the purchaser does not have an identification number described in either item (i) or (ii), then the purchaser's federal Employer Identification Number; or

(iv) if the purchaser does not have an identification number described in item (i), (ii), or (iii), then either the number of the purchaser's state-issued driver's license, if valid in the state of issue, or if the purchaser does not have a driver's license, a valid state-issued identification number, and the name of the state of issue;

(4) indicate the purchaser's type of business, using a business-type coding system prescribed by the commissioner; and

(5) indicate the reason for the exemption, using an exemption reason coding system prescribed by the commissioner.

Subd. 3.Purchaser requirement.

A blanket exemption certificate is an exemption certificate used for continuing future purchases. A purchaser using a blanket exemption certificate must update it as needed to accurately reflect the information that is required under subdivision 2.