Sales Tax Thanks

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

Michelle,
I used to back the sales tax out of my fee but with the ramp up of 
gasoline prices, I started adding it to my fee.  A somewhat hidden 
fee increase.  The bulk of my business is with sales tax exempt 
entities and I just require a tax exemption certificate for my "audit records."

You do want to know what your various rates are and charge or at 
least record keep them.  Put them into escrow and pay.  I pay 
quarterly and they are fine with that.  They even suggested 
semiannual but I don't want to get behind.

Andrew


At 02:42 PM 12/4/2006, you wrote:
>Hi Avery.  I've been having problems with setting up my sales 
>tax.  I sent them my application, they never responded, and then 
>they sent me a rude bill in which I owed them a ton of money.  I'm 
>meeting with them in Austin tomorrow.
>
>In addition, I was asking other Texas tuners how they do their sales 
>tax when they tune in various cities/districts/etc.  I live in a 
>rural area and am faced with different tax rates based on where I 
>tune.  So much fun!
>
>You're welcome to chime in on how you handle your tax situation.  Do 
>you itemize the sales tax when you do a tuning or just pull it out 
>of your basic fee?
>
>Have a great day!
>
>Michelle Smith
>
>
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>From: Avery [mailto:avery1 at houston.rr.com]
>Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 1:57 PM
>To: Pianotech List
>Subject: Re: Sales Tax Thanks
>
>Michelle,
>
>What did you want to know? :-)
>
>Avery
>
>At 01:12 PM 12/4/2006, you wrote:
>
>I just wanted to thank all of you who have responded privately 
>concerning my Texas sales tax issues.  I am certainly getting an education!
>
>Michelle Smith
>Smith Piano Service
>Bastrop, Texas
>(512) 466-0238
>michelle at cdaustin.com
>
>
>

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