Is it legal to charge me sales tax on my lawn care bill?

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Livin the dream asked: I have a lawn care service and every month on my bill, an additional amount is added on for sales tax. Texas does have sales tax, but is it legal to charge sales tax on a service like lawn care?

Is it legal for a merchant to charge sales tax for shipping?

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Twirly_birdy2 aka Ginger Snap asked: I was about to make an online purchase when I noticed that the sales tax (for Texas) was being calculated after the merchant added the shipping cost. I was being taxed on the shipping and not just the goods. Is this legal in the state of Texas? If [...]

Is it legal to charge sales tax on money that is being used to repay tax exempt bonds?

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Sophia asked: Our community issued tax exempt bonds to build improvements to the utility system. A portion of our utility bill goes to repay that tax exempt bond. However, we are charged sales tax on ALL of the utility bill. Is this legal under the IRS and SEC rules, or should they [...]