A blanket certificate of resale (also known as a multi-jurisdictional resale license or uniform sales and use tax certificate) is a tax exempt form that allows a business to purchase goods for resale from suppliers in multiple states. This way the business avoids having the need of different resale certificate for different suppliers. It allows suppliers to know that you are legally allowed to purchase the goods in multiple jurisdictions without them having to charge you sales tax since you will be reselling the goods and collecting sales tax from the end user. It should be noted that some states refer to a blanket certificate of resale as a certificate that can be provided to one supplier within the state for multiple purchases.