If you have an invoiced billing account, this information doesn’t apply to you. Instead, open a support case at the Google Cloud Support Center to upload your tax exemption certificate.
If you qualify for a tax exemption, follow these instructions to submit your tax exemption certificate to Google for review. If you qualify for more than one type of exemption, you can submit multiple certificates.
Important: Google can’t advise you about tax matters. Please contact your tax adviser for questions specific to your situation.
Upload your certificate
You can upload your tax exemption certificate file in PDF, JPG, or PNG format.
- Sign in to the Partner Sales Console with your Cloud Identity or Google Workspace super administrator account.
- Go to the Billing page.
- Under Settings, click Manage Settings.
- Click Tax exemption info.
- Click Add new tax exemption (optional).
- Enter or select:
- Your state
- Your Tax Exemption Number
- The certificate start and end date, if applicable
- The exemption type, if applicable
- Click Upload File and select your tax exemption certificate file.
- After the file has finished uploading, click Add.
- (Optional) To upload another certificate, click Add new tax exemption (optional).
- Click Save.
Check your tax exemption status
After you submit your certificate, Google needs to review it before confirming your tax exemption. To check the status:
- Sign in to the Partner Sales Console with your Cloud Identity or Google Workspace super administrator account.
- Go to the Billing page.
- Under Settings, click Manage Settings.
- Click Tax exemption info.
- Scroll to the state you selected in your submission to view the status of the exemption.
If your certificate is rejected
Review these possible reasons for rejection.