If sales and use tax are not owed, you can enter zeros for these amounts. Formula: Item or service cost x sales tax (in decimal form) = total sales tax. Exemption allowed from sales and use tax on purchases of tangible goods and services. Provide a copy of the Form ST-2: Certificate of Exemption to the vendor along with a completed Form ST-5: Sales Tax Exempt Purchaser Certificate. Multiply line 6 by line 7 Exemption allowed from sales and use tax on purchases of tangible personal property or taxable services. Subtract line 5k from line 4 Tax rate Tax due by rate.
Identify: Tax included in gross sales (line 1) Total allowable deductions. Sales on which tax was paid to Secretary of State Food for human/home consumption Bad debts Michigan motor fuel or diesel fuel tax Other.