North Dakota Sales and Use Tax Return

Simplify Your North Dakota Sales Tax Filing with Paperform

Filing monthly sales and use tax returns in North Dakota doesn't have to mean juggling spreadsheets, calculator apps, and PDF forms. This North Dakota Sales and Use Tax Return template is built specifically for retailers, service providers, and businesses operating across multiple jurisdictions in the Peace Garden State—giving you a clean, digital form that handles city and county tax allocations automatically.

Built for North Dakota's Multi-Jurisdiction Tax System

North Dakota businesses know the challenge: state sales tax is just the start. Depending on where you operate, you may need to collect and remit city and county taxes with their own rates and codes. This template walks you through each required field—from gross sales and deductions to jurisdiction-specific breakdowns—and uses on-form calculations to tally totals, apply the correct rates, and show exactly what you owe at each level.

Whether you're a Fargo retailer, a Bismarck service business, or operating in multiple counties, this form keeps your monthly filings organized, accurate, and audit-ready.

How Paperform Makes Tax Filing Faster

Paperform's document-style editor and conditional logic turn a tedious monthly chore into a streamlined workflow. You can:

• Automate calculations for gross sales, exempt sales, taxable sales, and jurisdiction-specific allocations—no manual math or formula errors.
• Prefill business details each month so you're not re-entering your permit number, FEIN, and contact information every time.
• Route submissions to your accountant, bookkeeper, or tax software via email, integrations, or webhooks, keeping records synced and accessible.
• Archive submissions in Google Sheets, Airtable, or your accounting platform, creating a clear audit trail for the North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner.

For businesses managing compliance across multiple locations or filing on behalf of clients, Paperform's Agency+ plan lets you create client-specific versions of this form, each with their own branding, data and submission workflows—all managed from one account.

Automate Post-Filing Workflows with Stepper

Once your return is submitted, the work doesn't stop. Use Stepper (stepper.io) to automate what happens next: send the completed return to your accountant for review, create a payment reminder in your task manager, log the filing in your compliance tracker, or trigger a payment via your accounting system. Stepper connects Paperform to the rest of your back-office stack, so monthly tax filing becomes one smooth, repeatable process instead of a scramble at the end of each period.

Trusted, Secure, and Compliant

Paperform is SOC 2 Type II compliant and trusted by accounting firms, retailers, and professional services businesses that need to handle sensitive financial and tax data with confidence. With role-based permissions, data encryption, and audit logs, you can file with peace of mind knowing your information is protected.

Ready to modernize your North Dakota sales tax process? Start with this template and take the manual work out of monthly compliance.