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<DIV>Ohio also requires sales tax to be collected on both parts and labor.&=
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Taxing labor was added in <STRONG><EM>very</EM></STRONG> quietly about 6-8 =
years
ago. That's when I changed my fees to include a "service charge" or "=
trip
charge". Seems the fine print allows for the cost of transporting =
myself
to the customer's home to be tax exempt. At least that's how 3 =
out
of the 5 sales tax drones I called read it. Hey, that'=
s a
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<DIV>I was considering charging $1 for the tuning, and $70 for the service=
charge, but I was afraid one of those napping drones might wake up...<=
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<DIV>Mark Potter</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:bases-loaded@juno.com">bases-loaded@juno.com</A></=
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