A+ Images, Inc. Contract Printing

Our contract/wholesale services are mainly for print brokers and custom clothing lines.  Additionally, we work with several other garment decorators by offering services they don’t, blank shirts to cover an order in an emergency, or affordable reprints for add on orders. For example, if you are a screen printer that just printed a big job (say 10 colors each on the front and the back of a shirt), and your customer needs an extra few shirts a week later after your screens have been reclaimed, we can help with our DTG services.

While many contract printers work only in bulk orders with two-three week turnaround times, we specialize in low quantity orders with quick turnaround times. Most orders get turned around in less than a week.  Rush services are now available. In some cases, we can even offer same day turnaround.

Most customers will receive our regular retail pricing.  However, we offer wholesale/contract pricing for custom decorating and apparel to the following customers:

• Retail and online clothing companies, garment decorators, and promotional product distributors, and print brokers for resale purposes with proper paperwork (sales tax exempt)

We offer a 20% discount (off retail pricing) to the following customers:

• Non-profit organizations

• Indiana Governmental Units (agencies, cities, towns, municipalities, public schools, and state universities)

• Police, Firefighters, EMTs, and Military personal (must have proper ID)

• United States Federal Government Agencies

• High-volume customers (not sales tax exempt)

The information below lists what is necessary to obtain our wholesale/contract pricing:

• Retail and online clothing companies, garment decorators, and promotional product distributors are eligible for tax-exempt, wholesale pricing when purchasing for products and services for resale. To qualify, you must have a license or certificate from your state showing you are a business and responsible for collecting sales tax.  However, these are only for scenarios when you are reselling what you buy from us.  If you are the end user, retail pricing applies (even if you have a Retail Merchant Certificate).  For example, “Joe’s Screen Printing” can buy DTG printed products from our company at wholesale & tax-exempt pricing to resell to their customers with the right paperwork.  However, “Bob’s Drugstore” is not eligible for this pricing if they are buying shirts from us for their employees to wear.  An exception to this policy will be made for “high-volume” customers.  See the last bullet point for more details.
  • For Indiana based commercial businesses, this is called a Registered Retail Merchant Certificate.  This is NOT the same thing has having an EIN, nor the same as registering your business as an LLC or corporation.  These certificates have expiration dates.  They will automatically renew if your taxes are paid on time and your business is in good standing with the state.  See this link for more information: https://www.in.gov/dor/3986.htm.   If you have one of these certificates, use the TID and LOC numbers to fill out an ST-105 form.  This is what a properly filled out ST-105 looks like for an Indiana based commercial business.  The areas in yellow must be filled out completely and accurately and should match your Registered Retail Merchant Certificate.  Not Registered?  See this link to register your company with the State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov/dor/4323.htm.  You’ll need to register as a business with the state of Indiana before applying for a Registered Retail Merchant Certificate.
  • For non-Indiana based commercial businesses, this form may go by another name such as a “seller’s permit”, “sales tax license”, “reseller’s license”, “vendor’s license”, “resale certificate”, etc.  This is NOT the same thing has having an EIN, nor the same as registering your business as an LLC or corporation.  If you have one of these certificates, use the account/ID number on that certificate to fill in the State ID space on the ST-105 form.  This is what a properly filled out ST-105 looks like for non-Indiana based commercial businesses. The areas in yellow must be filled out completely and accurately and should match your certificate/permit.

The information below lists what is necessary to obtain a 20% discount on retail pricing:

• Non-profit organizations must have an IRS letter designating 501(3)c status.  To simply receive the 20% discount, this is all that is needed.  For tax-exempt pricing, keep reading.
  • For Indiana based nonprofit organizations, either a Registered Retail Merchant Certificate or an Indiana Non-Profit Sales Tax Exemption Certificate (depending on your scenario) is needed to properly complete form ST-105.
    • This is what a properly filled out ST-105 looks like for an Indiana based non-profit organization using either a  Registered Retail Merchant Certificate.  The areas in yellow must be filled out completely and accurately and should match your certificate.
    • This is what a properly filled out ST-105 looks like for an Indiana based non-profit organization using a Indiana Non-Profit Sales Tax Exemption Certificate.  The areas in yellow must be filled out completely and accurately and should match your certificate.
    • Not sure what your organization needs?  See this link for more information: https://www.in.gov/dor/5761.htm.
    • NOTICE: The fact that an organization is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation or is being exempted from income tax by the Internal Revenue Service does NOT necessarily mean that purchases made by the nonprofit organization are exempt from sales/use tax!
    • For more information on sales tax for nonprofit organizations, refer to Bulletin #10 and Bulletin #17.
  • For non-Indiana based nonprofit organizations, some type of permit or certificate specifically allowing tax-exempt pricing must be provided.  The information on that permit is used to fill out and ST-105.  This is what a properly filled out ST-105 looks like for a non-Indiana based nonprofit organization that is exempt from paying sales tax.  The areas in yellow must be filled out completely and accurately and should match your certificate/permit.
• For Indiana Governmental Units (agencies, cities, towns, municipalities, public schools, and state universities), tax-exempt 20% discounted pricing is allowed.  An ST-105 is required.  This is what a properly filled out ST-105 looks like for an Indiana based governmental units looks like. The areas in yellow must be filled out completely and accurately.  NOTICE: Purchases for personal use (with the exception of those professions listed in the next bullet point) are not eligible for tax-exempt wholesale pricing.
• Police, Firefighters, EMTs, and Military personal for personal use, we offer a 20% discount as a thank you for your service!  7% sales tax will be charged on personal orders
• United States Federal Government Agency purchases are tax-exempt.  An ST-105 is required.  This is what a properly filled out ST-105 looks like for United States Federal Government purchases.  The areas in yellow must be filled out completely and accurately.  Personal purchases by federal employees are not eligible for wholesale/tax-exempt pricing (except military personal as noted in the previous bullet point).
• High-volume customers may qualify for wholesale pricing.  Unless you qualify as tax-exempt as listed in one of the above bullet points, 7% tax will be charged.  “High-volume” is determined at our sole discretion, but generally refers to companies that spend over $10,000 per year in apparel/promotional products.

For questions about your organization’s sales tax exemption, call your tax attorney or the Indiana sales tax hotline at (317) 233-4015.

Disclaimer: We are not lawyers or accountants.  The information provided on this site is for informational purposes only.  It lists what we require for wholesale and/or tax-exempt pricing.  It is not a guide to teach you how to setup or operate your business or organization.