<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">The sales tax laws can be incredibly complex.  In Minnesota, labor isn't taxed, unless it's the = installation of a new part (not a replacement), in which case the labor and part are = both taxable.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">Boston, MA</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"><A href="http://www.nbss.org">www.nbss.org</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">Class of '06</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tune4u@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan Barnard</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net, Pianotech">tune4u@earthlink.net, Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 15, = 2005 1:42 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Sales Tax, was Re: = Marking up Merchandise</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>This raises another thought. In states like mine, where parts are = taxed but labor is not, I'd rather charge a goodly fee for the installation = and cut the margin on the parts (big "parts" like DC systems). It makes the = whole package legally cheaper for the customer.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What say ye all to that?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri<FONT size=2><FONT size=2></DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>