Tax on Ebay items?

[**DONOTDELETE**]

anyone ever get taxed by an individual selling car parts out of their garage? that's a joke right?

I mean, where would you even send sales tax collected on old car parts? can you imagine sending Arnold an envelope with car part tax money in it? The lady told me it was "the right thing to do". I needed the parts so I just laughed and paid her but it was several hundred dollars more!

I got ripped off didn't I? I think I am going to start charging tax next year at Pomona. It's free money.

I'm an idiot.

[Flat Ernie]

If you're in the same state & the guy has a no-kidding business, he has to tax you.

Out of state or not a formal business, you got ripped off.

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[oldchevyseller]

yep

[**DONOTDELETE**]

same state, I asked if they had a car parts shop or something...... she said no, I just wanted to get rid of this stuff but I got to tax you becasue it's the right thing to do. What do you say to that? she had shit I wanted bad. fucking funny.

how is keeping my money the right thing to do? fucking awesome..... greed's new face.

honestly I think it's kinda cool, I dont ever get ripped off! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[oldchevyseller]

turn her in to ebay cops, it is the right thing to do!! that tag line sounds like martha screwart http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif the ebay forums are full of this stuff, about haveing to pay taxes in california ,do a search if you want
on the california tax pages there is a list of who has a taxe license and you can inquire to them about the seller colecting taxes but not paying the state for the amount taxed
seems like a very deep subject in california and every other state and over the web taxes , iguess it is a good question for everyone to find the answer or at least have an understanding of hte new internet tax laws the government is putting together very interesting thing you had happen to you!!!


http://www.boe.ca.gov/sutax/faqscont.htm

[desertratrodder]

Turn her ass in to the franchise tax board. They will go after someone for even a few bucks. Next time someone does that, ask for their tax ID # or sellers permit.

[oldchevyseller]

i been in the ebay forums and it is some ugly conversations going on relating to this subject


LOOK AT THIS POST


myboardid (27) (view author's auctions)
07/23/04 04:02 AM(#12 of 14)

RE: your question about knowing who has a business license and who does not. You really cannot tell very easily.

You could request a copy of their business license be scanned and emailed to you. But if you did that to me I would be very annoyed. If it was before the auction ended I'd cancel your bid and block you from bidding, and if you did it after you won I might refuse and treat you like a non-paying bidder. I do have the license, but if my buyers mistrust me that much, I don't want to deal with them.

If it looks like the things the seller is selling are their own used items - used baby clothes or toys, a dusty thing from the garage or attic, a description that says "I got this for Christmas but I already had two of them", then I would presume thay are not a business. If they are selling 20 similar widgets, all new in their boxes, then I would assume they are a business because they purposely acquired these to sell on eBay.

[oldchevyseller]

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Turn her ass in to the franchise tax board. They will go after someone for even a few bucks. Next time someone does that, ask for their tax ID # or sellers permit.


[/ QUOTE ]Here are the California tax rates:

http://www.boe.ca.gov/pdf/pub71.pdf

If you feel the seller is collecting tax in error, on the last page of the file above are addresses to all of the district offices who work with taxpayers directly and handle cases like this. Write to the district office in which your seller lives and include an explanation all a copy of the auction and payment, and they will contact the seller if there is a problem. It will be very easy for the Board to determine if the seller is registered if you give them a name and address.

[Dat Dirty Rat]

I live in NY...they just had in one of our papers that they are trying to pass a bill of some sort to tax people who buy & sell on ebay cause of the high rate of profits on there from so called business..I just wonder how many times they are going to continue to tax us on shit that we have paid tax on already over & over??
So depending on where you live,,,it may be true. I wouldnt be suprised that sooner or later you'll see/need some sort of slip that you'll have to turn in at the end of the year..

Dirty

[choprods]

In Misouri ANY SALE...even a break even price or a loss in value sale is taxable,,Hell even Barter/trading is taxed.!

[manyolcars]

The Federal IRS law states that if you give $400 for an old truck and drive it 17 years then sell it for $100, you are legally obligated to report the $100 as income and pay taxes on it. Of course NO ONE does it.

[ray]

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honestly I think it's kinda cool, I dont ever get ripped off! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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really? i got a NOS deuce grille for sale...


it sounds fishy, but i wouldn't doubt it. some states are really cracking down on stuff like swap meet vendors and stuff having to have a tax number etc. if this person is running a craft or antique business on the side, they are probably playing it safe...BUT, if the tax is several hundred dollars like you said, i would want some proof! but being in the same state, it could very well be legit.

[willowbilly3]

I heard the feds are trying to figure out how to come after ebay businesses for income tax. You lnow that would be a huge cash cow when they figure out how to do it. I do occasionally see items on ebay that required you to pay their state sales tax if you are a rsident of the same state.
If you paid this lady hundreds? of dollars in tax you must have bought some major stuff and I would make sure I narced her out to any authoritys that might listen like ebay, the state ect.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

yes, what I bought was expensive and it was exactly what I wanted so I didnt want to tell her to go to hell, but I know it's going straight into her bank account. total scam, I knew it. the tax and shipping was 200 smackers man, no shit.

thanks guys

[Unkl Ian]

I'm guessing,you jumped at the "buy it now" price,
and she rightly figured you would have gone higher.

Let's just hope the goods are worth it when they arrive.




I wonder if Ebay has a policy on suprise taxes not specified in the auction.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

no, I actually won the thing. it was worth it. I'm not gonna hide what it was, it was a 3 window dash for my 32 and I got it kinda cheap (by those rediculous terms) and I really needed it so I paid her.
then she stuck it in and broke it off!

I'm sure it all falls under a buyer beware, know the laws of your state type thing.... still chickenshit though.

[Unkl Ian]

I'd be tempted to report the greedy witch to Ebay,
for changing the terms after the auction was over.

[ray]

ah, that explains it!

it's tough sometimes looking at auctions, with ridiculous shipping prices, but the parts are cheap, even WITH the shipping, but it's the principle!

[modernbeat]

Hey, this goes both ways.

I never bothered asking for tax when I ebay stuff. Ever. But, I record it if I sold it in Texas. That, and every other dollar that I made from a couple side businesses. I've got to, I take lots of write-off against them. And, every quarter I pony up and write the state a check for 8.25 percent of my local sales. It's easier to pay it out of pocket than try to collect it, explain it, and deal with the stigma and questioning that follows when I ask for it.

So, remember that when some little business tacks on that extra percentage. That it's not all BS. It's the rules of the game that we have to play by. Some make it easy on themselves, and some need to collect every percentage point, every cent they can just to make it worthwhile.

For me, that goes for car sales, ebay, swapmeets, junk sold through local classifieds, new magazines, and if everything goes well, some conceptual art.

Soquityerbitchen.