# Sales Tax Updates May 2026: Tax Holidays, Nexus & More

Canonical: https://trykintsugi.com/blog/kintsugi-sales-tax-monthly-may-2026
Published: 2026-05-08

Review the May 2026 sales-tax compliance checklist, tax holidays, Kintsugi platform updates, and customer questions.

## In This Issue

- Your May 2026 compliance checklist.
- Introducing Kin, your AI sales-tax assistant.
- Kintsugi Portfolio, the new way to manage multiple clients.
- A customer story about saving time with Kintsugi.

## Your May 2026 Compliance Checklist

May is a good time to review your sales-tax compliance system, adjust what is not working, and invest in a simpler process. Use a checklist to make sure that product mapping, nexus monitoring, registrations, filings, and exemption records do not slip through the cracks.

## Tax Holidays

If you sell into these states, review product mapping and checkout logic before the relevant dates:

- **Alabama:** A grocery tax holiday ran from May 1 through June 30, 2026. The state portion of tax on qualifying food was suspended; local taxes may still apply.
- **Indiana:** A gasoline use-tax holiday ran from April 8 through June 7, 2026.
- **Texas:** A water-efficient-products sales-tax holiday ran May 23–25, 2026 for qualifying products, including products displaying a WaterSense label.

These dates and qualifications are historical. Confirm current rules with each state before relying on them.

## Platform Updates

Kin is an AI sales-tax assistant grounded in Kintsugi data. It provides contextual answers tied to an organization’s actual account rather than generic information.

Kintsugi also launched Kintsugi Portfolio for firms managing compliance across multiple clients, including:

- Centralized portfolio management.
- Filings, registrations, and bulk actions.
- Easier client onboarding and offboarding.

## Success Stories

When Incendico Fire Alarm Store began to grow, accountant and founder Jared Stark spent hours on sales-tax compliance. He chose Kintsugi for its pricing model, integrations, and ability to handle the full compliance lifecycle.

> “It’s there in the background, running and working, so I can focus on growing my business. It’s the cleanest product I’ve ever used.”

## Find Us

The source issue listed BDO Evolve, SaaStr, SubSummit, Firm Growth Forum, The Lead Summit, Accelerate, and AICPA ENGAGE as spring events. Check current event schedules before planning attendance.

## Ask Kintsugi

### Is a home-state exemption certificate valid when goods are delivered to another state?

Not necessarily. Eligibility is determined state by state, and a certificate valid in the buyer’s home state does not automatically apply in the destination state. Use documentation that satisfies the destination state’s requirements.

### Should a nonprofit customer provide a resale certificate?

Not automatically. A nonprofit certificate and a resale certificate represent different exemption categories. The documentation should match the buyer’s actual situation and the transaction.

## Simplify Sales Tax

It is never too late to improve sales-tax compliance. Try a free nexus study to get started.