Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1320 - Revenue
Subtitle 1320-05 - Sales and Use Tax Division
Chapter 1320-05-01 - State Sales and Use Tax Rules
Section 1320-05-01-.68 - RESALE CERTIFICATE

(1) Dealers shall require certificates of resale for all tangible personal property sold or services rendered in this State, for the purpose of resale, and such certificates must be available at the establishment of the dealer for ready inspection and comparison with the deductions claimed on monthly Sales and Use Tax returns. A dealer duly registered under the provisions of the Sales Tax Act and continually engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property or taxable services at retail may present evidence to his wholesaler or supplier as to his registration as a retailer, and shall not be required to execute additional certificates of resale for individual purchases as long as there is no change in the character of his operation, and the purchases are of tangible personal property or taxable services of a sort usually purchased by the purchaser for resale.

(2) All sales for resale which are not supported by resale certificates properly executed shall be deemed retail sales, and the dealer held liable for the tax unless the same comes within the exception mentioned as a part of paragraph (1) of this rule.

(3) Certificates of resale may not be used to obtain tangible personal property or taxable services to be used by the purchaser, and not for resale; such use shall be grounds for the Commissioner to revoke the registration certificate of the dealer wrongfully making use of such certificate of resale. In addition to this penalty it is a misdemeanor to misuse the certificate of registration and resale certificates for the purpose of obtaining tangible personal property or taxable services without the payment of the Sales or Use Tax when it is due.

(4) Provided, however, the Commissioner may extend special written permission to a registered dealer to make purchases for his own use under a certificate of resale, and to report separately his tax liability to the Department under exceptional circumstances or hardship upon the taxpayer. A certified or photostatic copy of such permission shall be filed with the wholesaler or dealer. This special written permission to remit the use tax shall in no wise alter or affect the test or criteria for determination of whether a transaction is taxable in this State.