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Who needs a MassTaxConnect registration: sales and use tax, meals tax, withholding in Massachusetts?

Issued by Massachusetts Department of Revenue, at step 2 of 6 in the opening sequence: register for tax.

Every kind of business in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts table lists this for every kind of business.

Register online before the first sale. Retail sales carry the 6.25% sales tax and the registration certificate must be displayed. Restaurants, bars, coffee shops and bakeries selling prepared food collect the 6.25% meals tax plus the 0.75% local option meals excise in the cities and towns that have adopted it, all filed on the same return. Withholding is registered on the same account once you hire.

Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.

Step 2 of 6: Register for tax

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by Massachusetts Department of Revenue.

Sources and dates

Department of Revenue MassTaxConnect registration pages; M.G.L. c. 64H and c. 64L. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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