Sales tax?

[Sandy Barnes]

Debra,

Maybe I can answer that. I do most of my shows in Georgia, however I live in Florida. At the point of the actual commission I am always back in FL (never had an "on the spot" commission, people need to muddle it over). I almost always ship the painting when finished, and therefore do not charge sales tax. In fact, my tax accountant never spoke to me about the issue of sales tax. I am going to begin showing more in FL, and then it will become an issue...alas, more paperwork.

As far as the customer is concerned, I think I would just up my price a bit to include the tax and just not mention it.

My main company is a diamond/jewelry appraisal service. When I write a report on a diamond, the customer walks away with that report in his hand. I am still considered a service in the state of FL and therefore charge no sales tax.