New Sales Tax for eBay Sellers?

[Rickdogg]

NO!!!

[Zanarkand]

Oh, I don't know. That sounds like boilerplate "official position" text serving as Ebay's public face until they figure out how a remote tax won't cost them any money.

[musicmeta]

Hate to sing a sad note , but I think sales tax on ebay will eventually happen. Too much money for the governments to let go. It may not happen right now, but within a few years at the most, I predict some sort of sales tax program in place.

I hope I'm dead wrong of course.

 

 

 

[joe_collector]

Hate to sing a sad note , but I think sales tax on ebay will eventually happen.

 

The plan has far greater ramifications that just EBay and the Internet. I will affect all vendors who ship outside their state, and more importantly to the gov't till robbers, also hit those companies who sell their services elsewhere.

 

This has the makings of a huge cash cow, and will put a huge strain on the economy. The government fat cats, accountants and bankruptcy lawyers will be the only ones getting rich on this plan.

[savagetales]

On a slightly off but related topic. I notice a lot of eBay sellers ask you to include a X% sales tax if the buyer resides within the same state as the seller. Can anyone shed a little light on this? Is this required by law? Does it depend on the state? etc.

 

Thanks

[brian1227]

On a slightly off but related topic. I notice a lot of eBay sellers ask you to include a X% sales tax if the buyer resides within the same state as the seller. Can anyone shed a little light on this? Is this required by law? Does it depend on the state? etc.

 

Thanks

 

This is a good question. To follow up on Savage's point, I recently bought a few hundred dollars worth of books from a store/dealer in LA. I was told that they had to charge me tax, even though the books were being shipped out of state. Is this true, or were they just padding the bill on me?

[joe_collector]

This is a good question. To follow up on Savage's point, I recently bought a few hundred dollars worth of books from a store/dealer in LA. I was told that they had to charge me tax, even though the books were being shipped out of state. Is this true, or were they just padding the bill on me?

 

Padding the bill, and it's likely the same pack of scammers I posted about awhile back(who wanted to charge me tax in Canada ). If you want to start a fire, report them, as I highly doubt they ever remit the taxes.

[Rickdogg]

On a slightly off but related topic. I notice a lot of eBay sellers ask you to include a X% sales tax if the buyer resides within the same state as the seller. Can anyone shed a little light on this? Is this required by law? Does it depend on the state? etc.

 

Thanks

 

This is a good question. To follow up on Savage's point, I recently bought a few hundred dollars worth of books from a store/dealer in LA. I was told that they had to charge me tax, even though the books were being shipped out of state. Is this true, or were they just padding the bill on me?

 

The tax should only be imposed on you if you are within the same state and not out of state at the moment.

 

 

[Rickdogg]

Hate to sing a sad note , but I think sales tax on ebay will eventually happen. Too much money for the governments to let go. It may not happen right now, but within a few years at the most, I predict some sort of sales tax program in place.

I hope I'm dead wrong of course.

 

 

 

I agree that it is just a matter of time before ebay sellers and internet sales in general are hit with some sort of tax. Damn govt!

[aardvark88]

In San Diego, if u pay & PICK UP an item from the San Diego comic-con charity auction or Heritage Auction, u pay the CA. state tax even if u are from Canada.

[Rickdogg]

In San Diego, if u pay & PICK UP an item from the San Diego comic-con charity auction or Heritage Auction, u pay the CA. state tax even if u are from Canada.

 

[joe_collector]

In San Diego, if u pay & PICK UP an item from the San Diego comic-con charity auction or Heritage Auction, u pay the CA. state tax even if u are from Canada.

 

But one form and 6 weeks later, you can get the money back.

[Aces]

"In 1992, the Supreme Court ruled that forcing remote sellers to collect sales tax in states in which they do not have a physical presence would constitute an undue burden on retailers and commerce in general."

 

Finally! A court ruling I agree with!

[Dave_Hennen]

I notice a lot of eBay sellers ask you to include a X% sales tax if the buyer resides within the same state as the seller.

 

In my state if you hold a permit to make sales at retail you're required to collect and submit the tax $$ on a monthly of quarterly basis. The permit is required for anyone running a retail store or setting up at a comics show. You can buy a temporary permit, similar to what out of state dealers have to do for the San Diego show.

 

For folks making casual sales it not required to charge, collect and submit sales tax, kind of like having a yard sale. I don't know what the test is to determine when you've bridged the gap and are considered a retail seller.

 

I agree that it's inevitable that all internet commerce will be taxed in the US

 

dave h

[Ares]

how thery gonna collect from Canadians? Or non americans?

[Aces]

They will find a way...

[aardvark88]

eBay has at least 4 telecenters around the world. The Canadian customer service center opened up in suburban Vancouver, BC a few months ago. I'm sure eBay.ca could find a way to force Canadian registered vendors to collect the sales tax especially if your "retail" sales are above a certain $ volume.

[Ares]

eBay has at least 4 telecenters around the world. The Canadian customer service center opened up in suburban Vancouver, BC a few months ago. I'm sure eBay.ca could find a way to force Canadian registered vendors to collect the sales tax especially if your "retail" sales are above a certain $ volume.

Possibly but they have to do it according to Canadian laws and I dont think Canadian laws tax online auctionsales do they?

[12c_Comic]

eBay has at least 4 telecenters around the world. The Canadian customer service center opened up in suburban Vancouver, BC a few months ago. I'm sure eBay.ca could find a way to force Canadian registered vendors to collect the sales tax especially if your "retail" sales are above a certain $ volume.

 

I guess I need to look for more key issue on ebay and other on-line stores before they drop the hammer on taxing.