What we charge?

[Ward & Probst]

Guys,
Govenor Mark White (remember him?) proposed and implemented our current
sales tax package in 1982. Hasn't been seen in politics much since. Also,
Tom you may want to check on the info about estimates. I was told by the
comptroller's office that evaluations, etc were taxable, so we charge it on
everything. They say it beats income tax but since we are incorporated we
pay a franchise tax which seems to amount to an income tax on business.
That's why all our books go to the tax professional whose mandate from us
is: we pay what we owe, no more, no less.
Best,
Dale
Dale Probst, RPT
Institute Director, TEAM2000
PTG Annual Convention
Arlington, VA--July 5-9,2000
wardprobst@cst.net
(940)691-3682 voice
(940) 691-6843 fax
TEAM2000 website: http://www.equaltemperament.com/PTG/



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of Avery Todd
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 8:54 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
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
>
>