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01-03-2008, 12:43 PM
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Sales Tax
Hi
I'm trying to sell products online and my question is how do you charge buyers sales tax? btw, my business is in NY.
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01-03-2008, 01:11 PM
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If they have a billing address in NY, have the applicable sales tax added to the total.
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01-03-2008, 01:45 PM
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What about their billing address is in other states, do i have to charge sales tax on them ?
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01-03-2008, 01:52 PM
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This is not legal or any other professional advice:
You'll need to check the applicable state statute to determine which sales require the addition of a sales tax.
This is purely speculation, but I have always seen is that sales tax is only charged where the purchaser is a resident of the state in which the company does business. For example, if you're a NY company only, and someone in WA gets online and purchases a product, you wouldn't charge sales tax. However, if you have a physical location in WA also, you would need to.
Anyone else have an opinion?
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01-03-2008, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by jmenq2
This is not legal or any other professional advice:
You'll need to check the applicable state statute to determine which sales require the addition of a sales tax.
This is purely speculation, but I have always seen is that sales tax is only charged where the purchaser is a resident of the state in which the company does business. For example, if you're a NY company only, and someone in WA gets online and purchases a product, you wouldn't charge sales tax. However, if you have a physical location in WA also, you would need to.
Anyone else have an opinion?
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I agree, its like an unwritten rule for online business. Not sure if it's legal or not,lol  |
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01-03-2008, 02:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jmenq2
This is not legal or any other professional advice:
You'll need to check the applicable state statute to determine which sales require the addition of a sales tax.
This is purely speculation, but I have always seen is that sales tax is only charged where the purchaser is a resident of the state in which the company does business. For example, if you're a NY company only, and someone in WA gets online and purchases a product, you wouldn't charge sales tax. However, if you have a physical location in WA also, you would need to.
Anyone else have an opinion?
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NOT LEGAL ADVICE That's exactly how most online sites work. NOT LEGAL ADVICE |
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01-03-2008, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by stand856
NOT LEGAL ADVICE That's exactly how most online sites work. NOT LEGAL ADVICE
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Lol. Because it is against the law to offer legal advice without a license. Don't you think it's a bit wise to offer a disclaimer just as a precaution?
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Last edited by jmenq2 : 01-03-2008 at 02:08 PM.
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01-03-2008, 02:06 PM
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Lol. Because it is against the law to offer legal advice without a license.
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You started the trend buddy  |
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01-03-2008, 02:09 PM
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You started the trend buddy |
What trend?
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01-03-2008, 02:51 PM
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the disclaimer regarding "legal advice"
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01-03-2008, 03:17 PM
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the disclaimer regarding "legal advice"
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I'm just plain confused. Point is, the original poster should do a little legal research or hire an attorney so as to comply with the law.
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