Watch our short Youtube video on how Drugs & Medicines are taxed
  • Retail Sales

  • Retailer

  • Consumer

  • Retailer & Consumer

  • Qualified Purchaser Professional Services

  • Other Services

  • Drugs & Medicines

  • Drugs & Medicines - Exemptions

  • Drugs & Medicines – Definition

  • Other Products

  • Other Products – Billing Method

  • X-rays

  • Boarding Charges

  • Sales Tax Reimbursement

  • Tax Due on Return

  • Credit Sales

  • Theft Losses

  • Exemptions & Deductions

  • Recordkeeping

  • Sales for Resale

  • Feed Sales – Food Animals

  • Feed Sales – Exemption Certificate

  • Feed Sales – Nonfood Animals

  • Drugs & Medicines – Exempt Sales

  • Drug Exemption Certificate

  • Exemption Certificates

  • Tax-paid Purchases Resold Cash Discount

  • Bad Debt Deduction

  • Professional Services / Boarding Charges

  • Taxability of Purchases

  • Rarely make Retail Sales

  • Ordinarily make Retail Sales

  • Taxability of Purchases - Hybrid

  • Use Tax

  • Merchandise Purchased for Resale

  • Items Used for Display

  • Out-of-State Purchases

  • Credit for another State’s Tax

  • Agricultural Exemptions

  • Business Supplies

  • Feed Purchases

  • Drug Purchases

California Sales Tax for Veterinarians

This course gives a detailed overview of California sales and use taxes as they apply to veterinarians. It also covers basic sales tax concepts which form the foundation of accurate filing and compliance. The specific topics covered have been listed below.

The intended audience for this course are veterinarians, their bookkeeper or CPA, and their suppliers. There is no prior knowledge pre-requisite as the course defines all the necessary basic concepts. After successful completion, the course taker would be in a better position to handle taxability of various sales and purchase transactions they encounter in their daily work.

The content has been adopted from resources published by the California Department of Tax & Fee Administration (CDTFA). It is presented for educational purposes only and not meant to construe legal or tax advice. (download brochure)

Topics covered:

Length: 1 hr 00 min

Price: $95

The course can be bought from the popular content platform Patreon. The purchase button below will take you directly to the course page on Patreon.

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Read our short blog here where we explain how feed is taxed depending on if it is for food or non-food animals.

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