Figuring out sales tax

[radtech1971]

Do we have to go to each individual state’s website to get the percentage sales tax, or is there a single place that lists them all together?  eBay’s explanation and sales tax table that we supposedly have to put on each listing was extremely confusing to me.  It had places to check the states that you would charge tax and what % would be.  What the heck?  Why can’t Ebay automatically add it to the invoice?  I was charged the sales tax for a sale to Ohio, and it came out of my pocket, not the buyer’s.

[slippinjimmy · Accepted solution]

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@radtech1971 wrote:

Do we have to go to each individual state’s website to get the percentage sales tax, or is there a single place that lists them all together?  eBay’s explanation and sales tax table that we supposedly have to put on each listing was extremely confusing to me.  It had places to check the states that you would charge tax and what % would be.  What the heck?  Why can’t Ebay automatically add it to the invoice?  I was charged the sales tax for a sale to Ohio, and it came out of my pocket, not the buyer’s.

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Follow these links and read ALL of the information found there.

Then read it all again and come back if you have questions because it's clear that right now you do not understand anything about sales tax collection on eBay.

https://www.ebay.com/help/buying/paying-items/paying-tax-ebay-purchases?id=4771

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/taxes-import-charges?id=4121

[corvettestainless]

Do what slippinjimmy said, but 1 thing- Ebay did NOT charge you sales tax for something you sold to someone. You are not reading something correctly. 

[radtech1971]

Thanks for the advice 

[radtech1971]

Thanks