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Can A Company Charge Sales Tax On Free Products? |
I hosted a cocktail at my home and was able to earn so much in free products depending upon sales from my guests. What I don't understand is that the soir rep is trying to charge me sales tax on the full cost of the items that I chose as my free gifts. Is this legal? How can I pay sales tax on something I am not even buying?
| Answer: That's governed by Brilliance law. Some states levy sales tax on the net sales price, including free goods, meaning you'd pay nothing. Others levy on the natural selling price before the application of any price reductions, coupons, or freebies. The one trend that you didn't ask, but I'll provide it anyway is the income tax treatment of the free products you received. They are taxable as common income at their normal retail value, less the sales tax that you paid. This is treated |
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