[pianotech] Proposed California Sales Tax on Furniture Repair

[David Love]

No.  Services are not taxable in California.   California sales tax will
soon be 10%.  Adding 10% to your tuning fees will likely preclude any
reasonable cost of living increases for awhile.  Adding $2500 to a $25,000
rebuilding job can be a deal breaker unless you simply decide to take it out
of your own pocket.  I hope the California techs are speaking up to their
local representatives.  

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Porritt, David
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:43 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Proposed California Sales Tax on Furniture Repair

 

We've had to collect Texas sales tax on piano tuning since 1984.  I thought
that was pretty universal by now.  You haven't been collecting sales tax in
California???

 

dp

 

David M. Porritt, RPT

dporritt at smu.edu

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Love
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Proposed California Sales Tax on Furniture Repair

 

California techs.  Does anyone know if the current proposal by our
governator to impose sales tax on furniture repair include us?  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

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