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Re: eBay and sales tax?
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 18 Mar 2000 05:35:00 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Kevin Wilson writes:
> Bruce DUncan wrote:
> > 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 opinion on this.
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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 and overseas, I mostly just eat it
> rather than put it in my listings, but I guess I should for things which
> might go for high prices like large sets where I wouldn't want to eat
> that much tax.
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> Shiri, chances are he's not just pocketing it: after all, it probably
> reduces the number of bidders he gets, so it's not to his advantage to
> put it in the listing.
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
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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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