Great Northern Equipment Customer - Set-up Form Instructions:
GNE is a manufacturer and distributor of Outdoor Power Equipment. Our line-up consists of Power Equipment, Engines and Parts. We sell our products through various channels including home centers, mass merchants, independent power equipment dealers, rental stores and OEM's. If you qualify for these parameters, please continue to step 1. If not, please use our dealer locator to find a dealer in your area.
Step 1 - Read and Understand GNE Terms and Policies
Read Great Northern Equipment's Terms and Policies that can be found here:
(These terms and policies are subject to change at any time)
Step 2 - Complete a Customer Setup Form
Please complete one of the below forms:
Customers located within the United States, please use this form:
Customers located outside the United States, please use this form:
Customer Setup Form - International
Be sure to print a copy for your records before submitting.
Step 3 - Review Sales Tax Information
If you qualify as a Sales Tax Exempt Business in the states listed below you, please submit a completed, signed, and currently dated Resale and or Exemption Certificates for all applicable states for your business; email to ar@gnedi.com or fax to 763-428-4821, for Great Northern Equipment to keep on file. Your account will be charged sales tax until we receive this form.
Great Northern Equipment Distributing Inc. holds nexus or economic nexus in the following 39 states:
ALABAMA*
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
GEORGIA
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
NEBRASKA
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NEVADA
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
PENNSYLVANIA
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TEXAS
UTAH
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
*We collect simplified sellers use tax on transaction(s) delivered into Alabama and the tax will be remitted on the customer’s behalf to the Alabama Department of Revenue. Seller’s program account number is SSU-R010053684
Providing this information will ensure that your purchases with Great Northern Equipment will be processed as tax exempt.
If submitting “Uniform Sales & Use Tax Certificate – Multi-jurisdiction” note that the following states do not accept this form – IN, MS and LA.
Exemption Certificates are legal documents, should you have any questions regarding exemption certificates, sales tax compliance issues, or state sales tax laws and how it pertains to your business, please contact that State’s Department of Revenue.
Great Northern Equipment Tax Strategy:
Great Northern Equipment strives to be transparent in all aspects of business including sales tax. The 2018 “Wayfair decision” has significantly changed the sales tax compliance landscape for many sellers including Great Northern Equipment. Our in-house finance team works to monitor the compliance requirements in each state and is actively working to evaluate our nexus in each taxing jurisdiction. When nexus is found we take the appropriate steps to be compliant including registering, collecting and remitting sales tax. We recognize that many of our customers may be exempt from sales tax. As part of our compliance efforts, we’ll reach out to collect exemption certificates. We utilize an external vendor to maintain exemption certificates, provide tax rates, and file tax returns.
If you have any questions, please contact us at ar@gnedi.com.