On Nov 28, 2007, at 11:15 PM, Tony B wrote:
I've been in the service industry all my life
and we've never charged tax on labor, only parts.
I dunno about Maryland, and actually I dunno about Virginia laws
sales tax laws either, but some businesses in Virginia, including the
one where I
When I have raised questions to retailers about
this, they have told me that if any hardware is consumed to perform the
labor portions of a job, such as screws or bolts, then .
Do not say they are allowed to charge sales tax. It word should not be
allowed it should be required. The merchant is
On Nov 29, 2007, at 12:48 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Do not say they are allowed to charge sales tax. It word should not
be
allowed it should be required. The merchant is required to pay the
sales tax. If they make an error and fail to charge you they are still
liable for the tax. If they are
Yes, they can keep any money that the Govv't does not require them to
collect. Their customers are insuring their sales tax liability. If no
claim is made by the government, they keep all premiums.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
-Original Message-
cover their asses, they are collecting a
So, you are apparently suggesting that these retailers are unsure about
whether or not to charge a tax on certain labor functions, so to cover their
asses, they are collecting a sales tax on those labor charges. Now, if they
collect a tax where they should not be collecting one, can they
On Nov 29, 2007, at 5:36 PM, gerald wrote:
I had a company in Baltimore. we sold a lot of product wholesale into
Texas. I did not do a very good job of collecting reseller certs from
the retailers. Last year Texas came after me for all uncollected
sales tax on sales to anyone for whom I
I was all ready to point you to Snopes.com, but if this is actually
true it's one of the wackiest laws I've ever heard of. It would
certainly mean I'd have to charge tax if I looked at a computer, but
not a washing machine.? I've been in the service industry all my life
and we've never charged tax
