[TheForge] opinions of tax status

[Daniel Crowther]

In NY you would be selling an item to a customer and so you should be 
collecting sales tax.  (Unless they are "tax-exempt" for one reason or 
another).  This also assumes you are authorized to collect Sales Tax.  In 
NY this is just a simple matter of filing the correct form and then 
reporting and sending in the collected tax quarterly.

The only time you would not charge tax for an item is if your buyer is 
going to turn around and sell it to another customer.  But then they must 
provide you with a resale certificate or other proof THEY will be charging 
tax on the item.

Daniel Crowther
Oak & Acorn Ancient Metalcrafts
http://www.oakandacorn.com


At 11:19 AM 12/26/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>I figured I'd find out what the opinion is here before I talk to my
>accountant.  When  we sell an item we've forged and/or fabricated
>directly to a customer, are we providing a nontaxable service, or are we
>selling a retail item that we should be collecting state sales tax for?
>I'm just fishing for personal opinions here, and will let my accountant
>be the final word.  I'm new to actually trying to make a living at this,
>and so far, I haven't collected tax on anything, although most of what
>I've sold has been to a retail outlet, so I haven't needed to.  I did do
>some commission work through the Christmas season though, and this was an
>afterthought.
>
>Bob Evarts
>Forging a good life from the raw material of time
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