Will I be charged sales tax when buying from Ebay?

[Quad]

i'm a canadian resident...and say i buy something (brand new mach3 razor blades to be exact) from a guy who also lives in canada. I pay him via Paypal and he mails me the blades. In this transaction...am i ever charged tax? or is everything on ebay non-taxable?

thx in advance

 

[dude8604]

It depends on the seller. They will usually specify in the auction description.

 

[Garet Jax]

Quad,

The only case where you need to pay tax is when someone claims the income made from your sale as a business income. Then they need to charge you tax. In this case, they will probably pass it on to you.

If they do not have a business presence, then you will be OK.

 

[chiwawa626]

Lol...i dunno i never thought of buying things like razors and bathroom stuff online lol

 

[DeschutesCore]

{Edit}
As far as Canada goes, You'll have to check your Ebay info pages.
{/Edit}

In the US, at this point, the only thing you need to pay sales tax on is items that are being sold by a seller in the same state as the buyer. Otherwise, the IRS can whine all they want, but until they pass some of the new propsed laws, can't do a damned thing.

If a seller is charging you sales tax and the item is listed as being in another state, either:

A: he's full of sh*t.
or
B: they'll have a good verifiable response when you ask about it.

I have yet to see an out of state sale being done with tax, and I buy / sell a lot of stuff.

DC

 

[EagleKeeper]

In the US, at this point, the only thing you need to pay sales tax on is items that are being sold by a seller in the same state as the buyer. Otherwise, the IRS can whine all they want, but until they pass some of the new propsed laws, can't do a damned thing.

It is the states that whine, not the IRS.
Each state handles it's own sales tax collections.

General law is if the seller has a physical presense in the state of the buyer, tax should be charged and delivered to the state tax authority by the seller.

 

[Jfur]

Originally posted by: DeschutesCore
{Edit}
As far as Canada goes, You'll have to check your Ebay info pages.
{/Edit}

In the US, at this point, the only thing you need to pay sales tax on is items that are being sold by a seller in the same state as the buyer. Otherwise, the IRS can whine all they want, but until they pass some of the new propsed laws, can't do a damned thing.

If a seller is charging you sales tax and the item is listed as being in another state, either:

A: he's full of sh*t.
or
B: they'll have a good verifiable response when you ask about it.

I have yet to see an out of state sale being done with tax, and I buy / sell a lot of stuff.

DC

or C: their business has some brick and mortar presence in your state, even if they are not