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Why was I charged sales tax on used motorcycle exhaust
Why was I charged sales tax on used motorcycle exhaust?
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Why was I charged sales tax on used motorcycle exhaust?
eburtonlab
Mentor1 year ago@danmc-7884
If your state has a sales tax, it likely applies, even to transactions involving used items.
Sales taxes are transaction taxes, not a tax on the "newness" of an item. Every time an item changes hands for money, particularly when using an online marketplace, the transaction may be subject to sales tax.
danmc-7884
OP1 year agoThanks for getting back to me. It's coming from an individual from California. I called my state wisconsin and they said they don't charge sales tax on used stuff. Is the wonderful state of California charging me sales tax.
eburtonlab
Mentor1 year agoIt is the state the item is shipped to, not the state the item is coming from, that determines the sales tax.
Wisconsin does have a sales tax, and it applies to used items as well as new items.