Exemption certificates need to be reviewed for validity

by Lucinda Rowlands September 30, 2015

Exemption certificates

Do you know the validity period of your exemption certificates? Did you know that each state treats them differently and that you should review them periodically to make sure they are still good?

It is a good business practice to periodically review exemption certificates because quite a few states claim their exemption certificates are good until the business has a change, the business closes, or the certificate is revoked. You won’t know if these conditions are met unless you check with your customers and vendors regularly and request updated exemption certificates from them.

Some states have no stated expiration for their exemption certificates but they recommend regular or periodic updates. In these cases we listed the least amount of time between recommended updates. In cases where the state listed “good until the exemption no longer applies” we stated that there was no expiration date. Other states note that exemption certificates are good forever however “exempt status must be renewed”, or they “recommend” updates. In these cases we noted the recommended update or renewal timeframe.

StateAbbrev.Validity Period
AlabamaALTill Changed Or Revoked
AlaskaAKNA – No Certificates
ArizonaAZDate On Certificate
ArkansasARNA – No Certificates
CaliforniaCATill Changed Or Revoked
ColoradoCONo Expiration
ConnecticutCT3 Years
DelawareDENA – No Certificates
District Of ColumbiaDCTill Changed Or Revoked
FloridaFL5 Years
GeorgiaGATill Changed Or Revoked
HawaiiHITill Changed Or Revoked
IdahoIDNo Expiration
IllinoisIL5 Years
IndianaINNo Expiration
IowaIA5 Years
KansasKSTill Changed Or Revoked
KentuckyKYTill Changed Or Revoked
LouisianaLA3 Years
MaineMETill Changed Or Revoked
MarylandMD5 Years
MassachusettsMANo Expiration
MichiganMI4 Years
MinnesotaMN3 Years
MississippiMSNA – No Certificates
MissouriMO5 Years
MontanaMTNA – No Certificates
NebraskaNENo Expiration
NevadaNV5 Years
New HampshireNHNA – No Certificates
New JerseyNJ5 Years
New MexicoNMNo Expiration
New YorkNYTill Changed Or Revoked
North CarolinaNCNo Expiration
North DakotaNDNo Expiration
OhioOHNo Expiration
OklahomaOK3 Years
OregonORNA – No Certificates
PennsylvaniaPA3 Years
Rhode IslandRINo Expiration
South CarolinaSCTill Changed Or Revoked
South DakotaSD1 Year
TennesseeTNTill Changed Or Revoked
TexasTXNo Expiration
UtahUT1 Year
VermontVTNo Expiration
VirginiaVATill Changed Or Revoked
WashingtonWA1 Year
West VirginiaWV1 Year
WisconsinWI5 Years
WyomingWYNo Expiration
Do you know the validity period of your exemption certificates? Did you know that each state treats them differently and that you should review them periodically to make sure they are still good? It is a good business practice to periodically review exemption certificates because quite a few states claim their exemption certificates are good until the business has a change, the business closes, or the certificate is revoked. You won’t know if these conditions are met unless you check with your customers and vendors regularly and request updated exemption certificates from them. Some states have no stated expiration for their exemption certificates but they recommend regular or periodic updates. In these cases we listed the least amount of time between recommended updates. In cases where the state listed “good until the exemption no longer applies” we stated that there was no expiration date. Other states note that exemption certificates are good forever however “exempt status must be renewed”, or they “recommend” updates. In these cases we noted the recommended update or renewal timeframe. Do you know the validity period of your exemption certificates? Did you know that each state treats them differently and that you should review them periodically to make sure they are still good? It is a good business practice to periodically review exemption certificates because quite a few states claim their exemption certificates are good until the business has a change, the business closes, or the certificate is revoked. You won’t know if these conditions are met unless you check with your customers and vendors regularly and request updated exemption certificates from them. Some states have no stated expiration for their exemption certificates but they recommend regular or periodic updates. In these cases we listed the least amount of time between recommended updates. In cases where the state listed “good until the exemption no longer applies” we stated that there was no expiration date. Other states note that exemption certificates are good forever however “exempt status must be renewed”, or they “recommend” updates. In these cases we noted the recommended update or renewal timeframe. Do you know the validity period of your exemption certificates? Did you know that each state treats them differently and that you should review them periodically to make sure they are still good? It is a good business practice to periodically review exemption certificates because quite a few states claim their exemption certificates are good until the business has a change, the business closes, or the certificate is revoked. You won’t know if these conditions are met unless you check with your customers and vendors regularly and request updated exemption certificates from them. Some states have no stated expiration for their exemption certificates but they recommend regular or periodic updates. In these cases we listed the least amount of time between recommended updates. In cases where the state listed “good until the exemption no longer applies” we stated that there was no expiration date. Other states note that exemption certificates are good forever however “exempt status must be renewed”, or they “recommend” updates. In these cases we noted the recommended update or renewal timeframe. Do you know the validity period of your exemption certificates? Did you know that each state treats them differently and that you should review them periodically to make sure they are still good? It is a good business practice to periodically review exemption certificates because quite a few states claim their exemption certificates are good until the business has a change, the business closes, or the certificate is revoked. You won’t know if these conditions are met unless you check with your customers and vendors regularly and request updated exemption certificates from them. Some states have no stated expiration for their exemption certificates but they recommend regular or periodic updates. In these cases we listed the least amount of time between recommended updates. In cases where the state listed “good until the exemption no longer applies” we stated that there was no expiration date. Other states note that exemption certificates are good forever however “exempt status must be renewed”, or they “recommend” updates. In these cases we noted the recommended update or renewal timeframe. Do you know the validity period of your exemption certificates? Did you know that each state treats them differently and that you should review them periodically to make sure they are still good? It is a good business practice to periodically review exemption certificates because quite a few states claim their exemption certificates are good until the business has a change, the business closes, or the certificate is revoked. You won’t know if these conditions are met unless you check with your customers and vendors regularly and request updated exemption certificates from them. Some states have no stated expiration for their exemption certificates but they recommend regular or periodic updates. In these cases we listed the least amount of time between recommended updates. In cases where the state listed “good until the exemption no longer applies” we stated that there was no expiration date. Other states note that exemption certificates are good forever however “exempt status must be renewed”, or they “recommend” updates. In these cases we noted the recommended update or renewal timeframe.
Lucinda Rowlands
Lucinda Rowlands


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