FAQs

Resale exemption certificates, state-specific or state issued, manufacturer’s certificate, and non-for-profit certificates.

You will receive a message right after you finish entering the required information in the EC Wizard and click <Submit>.

Moderna Tax will determine if the certificate can be accepted. Certificates which are not accepted may require additional information to verify the tax exemption is valid.

Expirations vary, some states do not require renewal and others have an expiration date. A notification will be sent to you if another certificate is required.

If the actual image of the certificate is not loaded successfully, we will not be able to accept the certificate data entered during the submission process. We need that image to validate the data entered.

A certificate allows an individual or organization to exempt sales tax from purchases. The certificate supports the exemption to be applied by customer type.

Purchasers who are registered in a state and are exempt can submit a tax exemption form. Some certificates do not expire while others require that you renew your certificate and provide Moderna with the updated copy. Specific questions regarding the rules and regulations of your state should be raised with the relevant Department of Revenue or similar state agency.

Seller (Moderna US) is required to collect and validate certificates prior to exempting tax. If a certificate is incomplete, expired, or unavailable, the seller is responsible for collecting tax.

An individual, business or organization who conducts activities that exempt sales taxes from their purchases.

Getting a sales tax exemption is not an option for everyone. Exempt entities vary for each state, but often include:

▪ Nonprofit organizations

▪ Religious or educational affiliations

▪ Federal, state, and local government

▪ Specific industries

▪ Manufacturers

Yes, you can upload one or multiple certificates to the portal.

Successfully submitted certificate(s) through the Moderna tax exemption portal will take typically 1-3 days for approval. We may face a high volume and approvals could take longer, if you haven’t received approval within a week, please reach out for status.

You can upload a certificate for a previous transaction. However, we may want to obtain that certificate through email so we can expedite the process to load that dated certificate into our tax system directly so we can reprocess the incorrect invoice.

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