Ebay has been inconsistent in their sales tax collection since the start and people have complained about it for years. In fact the only reason why ebay collects sales tax is because the Supreme Court overturned their 1992 decision to allow internet business who don't have a physical presence in the state to collect on their behalf.
It's not that I don't trust ebay (I don't), but I'd like a complete break down on these taxes and "applicable fees" with an audit.
Is ebay including the shipping charge as a part of the overall sale and basing the amount of tax on that? I'm not a fan of ebay for all sorts of reasons and they're not the most transparent company to do business with.
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