- Sales and Use Tax generally applies to a charitable organization’s sales of new tangible personal property purchased from other retailers.
- Tax applies to sales of new merchandise purchased for resale and sold by a charitable organization at its thrift stores.
- Sales of new merchandise by qualifying charitable organizations are taxable.
- Regulation 1570 provides that sales of merchandise by a qualifying charitable organization may be exempt from tax if the property sold is made, prepared, assembled, or manufactured by the charitable organization.
Source: cdtfa.ca.gov
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