Ebay. Tax or No Tax? That is the question

[schuey1010]

This is sometinhg I always wondered about, and the thread about the guy selling his wheels for a dollar and charging $2300 shipping aroused my curiosity again.

If I buy used wheels, for example, from just a normal person like my next door neighbor off of Ebay, can he charge me tax? I had a transaction with a person for some widgit, and the seller charged me tax because he was in the state of California as well. Did not own a business or have a license to operate any sort of business to pay tax on. If you or I are just a person selling our junk, can we charge tax too without any sort of business? It just seems like a way to make extra money. How do you reply to joe regular that is adding tax on if he is just a regular person, and not a business?

 

[menuserve]

thats a nice little scam... didn't think about it.

 

[johnny010]

If you are a business, you have to charge tax legally. If you are just selling personal items, or things for a friend...whatever, there is NO TAX.

Great little way to make extra cash, or in your case, spend a little extra....lol.

 

[Daedalus]

How do you reply to joe regular that is adding tax on if he is just a regular person, and not a business?

You can be direct and ask them why they're charging tax if they're not registered with the Board of Equalization. If they are, they should be able to provide a permit number, which you can verify here:
https://efile.boe.ca.gov/boewebservices/verification.jsp?action=SALES

 

[deedubb]

Tax Tax Tax...

Tax, Tax, Tax
Tax his land, tax his wage,
Tax his bed in which he lays.
Tax his tractor, tax his mule,
Teach him taxes is the rule.
Tax his cow, tax his goat,
Tax his pants, tax his coat.
Tax his ties, tax his shirts,
Tax his tobacco, tax his drink,
Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his booze, tax his beers,
If he cries, tax his tears.
Tax his bills, tax his gas,
Tax his notes, tax his cash.
Tax him good and let him know
That after taxes, he has no dough.
If he hollers, tax him more,
Tax him until he's good and sore.
Tax his coffin, tax his grave,
Tax the sod in which he lays.
Put these words upon his tomb,
"Taxes drove me to my doom!"
And when he's gone, we won't relax,
We'll still be after the inheritance TAX

 

[Shumdit]

This is sometinhg I always wondered about, and the thread about the guy selling his wheels for a dollar and charging $2300 shipping aroused my curiosity again.

If I buy used wheels, for example, from just a normal person like my next door neighbor off of Ebay, can he charge me tax? I had a transaction with a person for some widgit, and the seller charged me tax because he was in the state of California as well. Did not own a business or have a license to operate any sort of business to pay tax on. If you or I are just a person selling our junk, can we charge tax too without any sort of business? It just seems like a way to make extra money. How do you reply to joe regular that is adding tax on if he is just a regular person, and not a business?

He is just making some more profit.

 

[fkong777]

In state business have to charge tax per requirement form the State Board of Equalization.

Personal items were already taxed at purchase. Also they are not submitting the tax to the State Board. So if a person is charging tax.. He is illegally collecting tax.

Exception is car purchase.. DMV will tax you regardless of you buying a car from a dealer or a friend.