Posted By:
Andy"Actually Sales tax is due on all items sold at card shows...if the dealer does not collect (note collect - NOT charge) it then they are breaking the law anyway"
It was my understanding that the law doesn't have anything to do with actually collecting the tax from a customer (or charging it for that matter), rather it requires a seller to pay the state what they are due. So not collecting it from the buyer isn't breaking any law at all. The government could care less if you (the seller) are paying the tax out of your own pocket, or if you pass it on to the customer and collect it from them. They just want you (the seller) to pay your liabiliy when it's due.
Of course, if you do collect it from a customer and then don't pass it on to the government, then that's breaking the law, but that wasn't what I am questioning here.
Thanks,
Andy