Interestingly enough I do not believe any state here in the US taxes service, only goods. That was one of the reasons that after my first attempt as a commercial photographer I changed my rate structure to a pure service one of time + a service charge for obtaining materials which I bought retail. The time not wasted dealing with the Bureaucracy was substantial. Any way you can avoid dealing with them without getting in trouble is a good way, and usually a profitable way.
Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 13/09/2007, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Those prices don't seem so out of line, if I assume that the Australian >> price includes a 17% VAT. Maybe it's your government you should be >> complaining about. In the US sales taxes are on the order of 4-10% and >> are assessed by a State Government and sometimes by a City or County >> Government in addition to the sales price. When I take that into account >> the prices for the lenses seem downright reasonable. > > We have a GST (goods and services tax) at 10% flat including shipping > with an AU$1000 threshold under which GST is waived for goods imported > by individuals via post. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
