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| I was just surfing through eBay, when I came across a person charging sales tax in addition to the usual S&H on lots. Is this usual? It seems really odd to tax someone on a previously taxed, resale item. I was just wondering if anyone else had an (...) (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Well, I wouldn't jump to conclusions... but the guy'll probably take that 'tax' to his own pocket. -Shiri (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) odd (...) Hmm... didn't think of it that way. I'm not too familiar with North American tax issues... which is why I said I don't wanna jump to conclusions ;-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) If he's registered as a business, then he has to charge sales tax to buyers in his state. I have to charge GST to Canadian buyers, and Provincial Sales Tax to buyers in my province. Because I do so few sales here compared to those in the US (...) (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) This reminds me, did anything ever come of that whole Auction Licensing "scare" from a few months back? I've not heard either way on that issue since and wonder if this has been inforced yet. Anyone know? Ben Roller (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) odd (...) Thanks, Kevin. I had not considered a registered business. I was thinking along the same lines as Shiri. Bruce Duncan (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| Ben Roller wrote in message ... (...) "scare" (...) North Carolina decided to back down on the licensing issue (and the scare was real, not an urban legend type of thing). Frank (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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