accountant or not, dont you need to know how much tax to charge when you finish a service call? Larry Electric Medic wrote: > Man, you all have to pay sales tax on labor in many cases. We have to pay > enough for selling parts, boards, etc. I would hate to see how much it would > be on labor. Does that mean you have to pay your state and federal taxes on > some labor jobs if solder was used? I am grateful I have a accountant firm > because I know nothing of our state laws. It cost $500 per month but at > least I don't have to worry about all of that. I just hope I don't owe taxes > this year like last. Seems we already are being double taxed with this INC > we changed too. I pay taxes on what the business grosses and then I pay > taxes on all personal spending even though I paid taxes on the gross > already. Same money. Seems all we pay are taxes, I hate to pay sales tax on > labor too. Of course I probably don't understand what you all are talking > about on this like I don't on anything else that is not just a TV repair. > > Perry Bower > Electric Medic > "It's Cheaper to Keep Her" > http://www.electricmedic.com > 3850 Washington Road Suite 4C > Martinez, Georgia 30907 > Phone: 706-8MEDIC4 (863-3424) > Phone: 706-863-3474 > Fax: 706-863-2316 > mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of gulftech@xxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 1:04 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 1 pound roll solder, what's the linear feet? > > > Phil, > > Each state is different. Florida says if you use ANY material, i.e. one > drop of oil or head cleaner, the ENTIRE job is taxable, parts and labor. > The only time I don't charge tax is for an adjustment or service call > with no parts (other than to tax-emempt organizations). > > As to the number of feet in a roll of solder, it depends on the diameter > of the wire and would be like guessing the number of jelly beans in a two > gallon jar. Doesn't matter to Florida. If all you did was solder one > connection, you must charge sales tax. To make matters worse, Santa Rosa > county, where my shop is, is 6.5% sales tax. Pensacola Beach is Escambia > County, a 7.5% tax rate. I have enough trouble with the paperwork for > one county. I charge the rate for where the equipment is repaired, so > won't repair it on Pensacola Beach. > > > Ken Smith > Gulf Technical Services > 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway > Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 > 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) > > On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 10:56:34 -0400 Phil Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > writes: > >>I know, but this is regarding a state sales tax issue. If a 1 lb roll >>of >>60/40 solder the usual diameter for our work costs between 7-9 >>dollars I >>want to know how mush per foot it costs. A local shop got audited >>for >>sales tax. Fla law is if the invoice is pure labor, no tax charged >>(assumong you use no materials like parts,etc) I guess like an >>adjustment or a home trip charge. If there is say a fuse ($1.00) and >> >>100.00 labor we must charge tax on $101.00. >>There is a dispute between interpretations. There is also a clause >>that >>says any item under a nickel is no tax. Well, resolder board,restore >> >>sound. One inch solder used. I dunno, .01 cents? And a shot of >>cleaner >>spray? >>Now you know what I'm getting at. Aparently this certain auditor >>really >>gave that shop a hard time. he owes thousands now from her going >>back >>over cust. invouces and disallowing no tax on many. I don't think >>it's >>fair, but with the government, it's what they say. It burns me that >>Florida is picking on SMALL ONE MAN OPERATIONS HERE AT GROUND ZERO >>FOR >>THREE HURRICANES THAT DEVISTATED OUR ECONOMY AND WE ARE HOLDING ON >>BY >>OUR NAILS,NOW THIS. This is really an honest shop owner. He keeps >>good >>records.Maybe that was the ammunition that got him. >>Sorry for shouting. Just venting. >>Phil >> >>-- >> >>Philip Bader >>Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) >>3420 Recker Hwy. 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