If your business manufactures, processes, or produces something and pays sales tax on the electricity, gas, or water used to do it, there’s a good chance you’re paying tax you don’t owe. Many states exempt the portion of utility usage tied directly to production, and claiming it requires a predominant use study documenting exactly how much of your usage goes toward production versus general business use.

If you manufacture, process, produce, or do agricultural or industrial work and pay sales tax on your utilities, it’s worth checking. The only way to know for certain is a predominant use study, an on-site engineering review of your specific facility, but a free feasibility review is the fastest way to get an honest answer.

Both. Most states allow a refund on sales tax already paid on qualifying usage, often looking back several years, and the exemption applies going forward too, so you generally stop paying that portion of the tax permanently once it’s in place.

We visit your facility, review your utility bills and equipment, and build a detailed engineering analysis mapping what percentage of usage goes toward qualifying production. That becomes a formal report we file with the state on your behalf, whether for the exemption certificate, the refund, or both. Most studies take weeks, not months.