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Posted:  23 Sep 2008 18:21
Many our our CA clients ask if they need a California reseller's permit.  It largely depends on where (what state) their DVD is manufactured. These two have been the primary reasons why some clients decided to apply for a reseller's permit.

1. The DVD and merchandise manufacturing is done in California and the products will be shipped to a California address (warehouse, home, etc). 

2. The client's retail distributor (from whom the client buy DVDs for self-distribution/resale) is located in California and they will be shipping to Neoflix--located in California.

In each of these cases, the manufacturer/ replicator/ distributor  asks for a reseller's permit or will add sales tax to the invoice.

Additional information may be obtained from the California Board of Equalization (www.boe.ca.gov)