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Title: Sales tax question,,
Post by: mart on September 10, 2011, 01:24:43 PM

I was looking around on ebay and started to bid on an item in my state !!  Looked at the instructions and it said 8.25% sales tax on item and S&H !!  Now I don`t mind the in state sales tax on whatever I purchase but I am not going to pay a seller tax on my shipping charges !!  Would you ???? Have you run into this on ebay ???

Title: Re: Sales tax question,,
Post by: ironlord1963 on September 10, 2011, 02:41:51 PM

    I do know that legally you are suppose to charge sales tax when the sale is within your state.  I persoonally don't  I guess if I get in trouble I may own them a few buck.  If you click on the option of sales tax to your state, I think it includes the total of the sale, but That for sure does not seem right at all for sure.

Title: Re: Sales tax question,,
Post by: CuriousCollector on September 10, 2011, 08:21:10 PM

It depends on the laws of the state.  In mine (Georgia) you charge taxes on shipping. 

Title: Re: Sales tax question,,
Post by: Oceans64 on September 11, 2011, 08:41:11 AM

Think CC is correct. I'm just guessing but since the S&H transaction could be considered a service, the state collects taxes. 

Title: Re: Sales tax question,,
Post by: mart on September 11, 2011, 09:24:57 AM

Yes but the shipping charges go to the US postal service which is federal !!  That would be like going to the post office to buy a stamp and the USP employee charges a tax for handing it to you which they keep !!  You know that a seller  is not going to give the USP extra money they make for taxing something paid to the federal govt. !! 

Title: Re: Sales tax question,,
Post by: CuriousCollector on September 11, 2011, 11:24:35 AM

Not sure I follow your thinking.  The tax is on the total amount of the transaction, which happens to include shipping.  Perhaps it's better to think of a tax on shipping, not as a tax on a service (shipping), but as a tax on an item for sale (postage). 

Even so, some states require that you pay taxes on services, too!

Title: Re: Sales tax question,,
Post by: mart on September 11, 2011, 07:16:13 PM

But that would be a handling charge !! They only charge actual shipping by USPS rates !! No handling charge !!  As far as I know Texas doesn`t have a tax on services or if they do it is in certain catagories !!  I will check more tomorrow !! 

Title: Re: Sales tax question,,
Post by: rockandrollrods on September 13, 2011, 01:21:28 AM

I'm from California and I could find nothing to indicate that I had to pay the State Board of Equalization sales tax on freight. So I don't charge sales tax on freight. On the item, yes, but not on the freight. I know that it depends on the state though.