Sellers Tax Liability

[cmummeg]

What happens with the taxes eBay has collected from our buyers (& paid to the buyer's state) on our behalf over the past two years (deducted from our payouts so we are whole) now that the taxable $600/yr+ sales law has been rescinded for the second consecutive year? 

Since I believe these were state taxes, how do our customers recover these taxes paid; money which should now be refunded to our buyers by their state?  Must each buyer taxed, now have to quantify each of their eBay purchases & claim on their state tax return, the funds that in hindsight, should have never been charged?

[kensgiftshop]

Why should the buyers be refunded for sales tax they paid.

The $600 has nothing to do with sales tax.

[klhmdg]

You are confusing 2 different things.

Sales tax the buyer pays and eBay sends to the state.

$600 INCOME the seller made. 

2 totally different issues...

[wastingtime101]

I believe you're confusing income tax with sales tax @cmummeg .

Sales (consumption) tax is charged when consumers spend money.

Income tax is assessed on earned money.