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The South Dakota sales tax and use tax rates are 4.5%.

MANNER OF COMPUTATION: Specific Tax = No. of Units/other measurements x Specific Tax Rate. Ad Valorem Tax = No. of Units/other measurements x Selling Price of any specific value per unit x Ad Valorem Tax Rate.

You must file monthly if you will pay more than $4,000 in GET per year. You may file quarterly if you will pay $4,000 or less in GET per year. You may file semiannually if you will pay $2,000 or less in GET per year.

1. What is the general excise tax (GET)? The GET is a privilege tax imposed on business activity in the State of Hawaii. The tax is imposed on the gross income received by the person engaging in the business activity.

Specific Tax ? refers to the excise tax imposed which is based on weight or volume capacity or any other physical unit of measurement. Ad Valorem Tax ? refers to the excise tax which is based on selling price or other specified value of the goods/articles.

General Excise Tax License. Anyone who receives income from conducting business activities in the State of Hawaii including, but not limited to: wholesaling, retailing, farming, services, construction contracting, rental of personal or real property, business interest income, and royalties.

Hawaii does not have a sales tax; instead, we have the GET, which is assessed on all business activities. The tax rate is 0.15% for Insurance Commission, 0.5% for Wholesaling, Manufacturing, Producing, Wholesale Services, and Use Tax on Imports For Resale, and 4% for all others.

A 2% contractor's excise tax is imposed on the gross receipts of all prime and subcontractors engaged in construction services or reality improvement projects. The work must be for the utility company and the prime contractor must receive payment directly from the utility company to be taxed under SDCL 10-46B.

Hawaii does not have a sales tax; instead, we have the GET, which is assessed on all business activities. The tax rate is 0.15% for Insurance Commission, 0.5% for Wholesaling, Manufacturing, Producing, Wholesale Services, and Use Tax on Imports For Resale, and 4% for all others.

Because the general excise tax is imposed on you (the business), it is an ordinary and necessary cost of doing business that can be claimed as a business expense deduction on your income tax return. IMPORTANT: The general excise tax you pay may NOT be taken as credit against your income tax liability.