Sales Tax?

[thefarmer4]

I currently charge Sales Tax on any products that I resell to customers. I have a NYS sales tax certificate. My question is are we suppose to collect on services such as mowing and hedge trimming. I know some of the other major plantings fall under capital improvments and sale tax does not get charged on labor.

Is there any from NYS on this Site?

Thanks

[bob]

We were just talking about this. Here's the link, http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?threadid=7073

[thefarmer4]

bob
Thanks for the link

[jaybee]

I'm from N.Y. and I collect N.Y. S. sales tax on mowing, shrub trimming, cleanups etc. Just add %7 to the bill and send it in every 3 months. My accountant told me this had to be done when I went in business.

[Greenkeepers]

You better check on when your payments are due. I'm in Ohio and I have to submit every month. You don't want to get tagged on this one.

[lja]

HEY FARMER .....IM FROM NYS BUT A LIL MORE SOUTH ...NYC ..

HEY JAYBEE .....WHERE DID U GET THAT FIGURE ...7%..




RICKS LAWN CARE

[jaybee]

New York State sales tax is paid quarterly. Actually the state doesn't send the forms until about 2 weeks before the end of the quarter. Like anything else every state does things a little different. If you have a very small business that doesn't create a lot of revenue you can apply to pay sales tax only once a year.

[yardsmith]

Dittos to Greenkeepers-
Uncle Sam here in Ohio says you gotta charge sales tax when providing a service for profit. Sales tax is due 23rd of each month in the Buckeye state, & $50 fine added on if it's late.
Mike, have you got a call from state dept. yet? They were trying to get me on a 4 or 6 month sales tax cycle, since my revenue is less than larger biz's. I told them no way; keep me monthly. Sometimes money is tight & I have trouble coming up with an extra grand or 2 just laying around......

[Edited by yardsmith on 12-12-2000 at 05:06 AM]

[bobbygedd]

HOW MANY OF U HAVE CUSTOMERS WHO DONT THINK THEY NEED TO PAY SALES ? do u itemise the tax on the bill? i have a few customers who get their bill, ex. $100 + $6 sales tax=$106, and have the nerve to send me a check for $100. what do i do? lose the cust? report them to the state? what if i went to a resturaunt and the bill was $50 plus $3 tax=$53, and i only left a fifty?

[jaybee]

If you don't want to lose the customer you have another option. You can take the sales tax out of the total bill. This will give you less profit. In other words on a $100 bill you would only make $94.33 and the rest would be sales tax. I guess it depends on how bad you want to keep the customer. I charge what I charge and add .o7% sales tax. Tell your customer that if your business gets audited their name could show up on your business filing. Good Luck

[Scraper]

Bobby: In that case I just put it on the next invoice as "past due sales tax". Usually clears that up right quick. I think most people relate sales tax to the purchase of goods rather than a service. I also carry a copy of my State's Sales Tax regulations for the LCO industry so if any questions arise I can show them the rules and explain that I am acting as an agent on behalf of the State to collect the taxes due. In PA they even give you a few cents for having to file the form and collect the taxes.

[LJ lawn]

i make it ABSOLUTELY clear to a customer when they are new that i charge state sales tax on every bill.if they refuse oh well, go get someone else to cut your lawn,i don't need the ag.i would either be on the phone or tacking it on the next bill if a customer tried to skate on the tax.

[TJLC]

I'm in Fla and have never heard of charging sales tax on a service. Maybe someone else living down here could tell me what they know about this. Thanks. Maybe it varies from state to state.