What we charge?

[John Ross]

Hi Guys,
My tax up here is HST (Harmonized Sales Tax), it is 15% on everything.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: What we charge?


> Hi Tom,
>
>     It was earlier than 1986. I didn't move to Houston until 1983 and a
> friend of mine in
> San Angelo who worked for the comptroller's office made sure I knew about
> the fact
> that I now needed to charge sales tax! Don't you love friends like that?
> :-) Also, it's
> 8.25 %, at least here in Houston!
>
> Avery
>
> At 04:10 PM 01/26/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >>In the state of Ohio, we have to charge tax on labor, as well as parts.
> >>Started app. 5-6 years ago, and I'm still mad about it...
> >>
> >>Mark Potter
> >>bases-loaded@juno.com
> >
> >Same in Texas. On or about 1986, our state legislature, in it's "infinite
> >wisdom", decided to impose state sales tax (currently 6 &1/2 percent) on
> >piano tunings as well as a host of other services, heretofore untaxed. We
> >don't, however, have to charge sales tax on estimates, since no actual
> >improvements to the piano are made.
> >
> >Tom
> >
> >
> >Tom Seay
> >Piano Tech Office
> >School of Music
> >The University of Texas at Austin
> >(512) 232-2072
> >mailto:t.seay@mail.utexas.edu
> >
> >
>
>